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NCT Number: NCT00174746

Dose Response Study of Inhaled Ciclesonide (Glucocorticosteroid) to Patients With Persistent Asthma

To investigate the efficacy and safety of ciclesonide inhaled into the lungs in a range of doses in a new dry powder inhaler compared to ciclesonide inhaled into the lungs using a metered dose inhaler

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Key information

Conditions

Asthma Bronchial Diseases Bronchial Spasm Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Immune System Diseases Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

12 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Bridgewater, New Jersey, 08807, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Males or females 12 years or older; History of persistent bronchial asthma for at least 6 months; Documented use of an inhaled steroid for at least 1 month before screening; At screening, FEV1 40% or more of predicted normal and at randomization, FEV1 between 40 and 80% predicted normal; Reversibility of FEV1 by at least 12% and 200 ml post-bronchodilator; Be able to use oral inhalers; Non-smokers

Exclusion criteria

  • History of life-threatening asthma; other pulmonary diseases; URI within 4 weeks before screening; Use of systemic steroids within 1 month before screening or more than 3 times in previous 6 months; beta-adrenergic blocking agent use; More than 2 in-patient hospitalizations or ER visits due to asthma exacerbations in the prior year before screening; Pregnant or breast-feeding females; Females of child-bearing potential not using adequate means of birth control; Clinically relevant cardiovascular, hepatic, neurologic, endocrine, or other major systemic disease; Abnormal clinical laboratory parameters that would limit participation in the study or interfere with interpretation of study results; History of drug or alcohol abuse; Treatment with any investigational product within 30 days prior to study entry

Treatment and study plan

AVE2635A

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Primary endpoint will be the change from baseline to week 6 in FEV1

Secondary outcomes

  1. PK parameters measured after 4 weeks of treatment. Change from baseline in serum cortisol pre-and post ACTH stimulation, AM and PM peak expiratory flow rates, AM and PM asthma symptoms, and albuterol use after 6 weeks of treatment.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sanofi

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Placebo- and Active-Controlled (Ciclesonide Metered-Dose Inhaler), Randomized, Parallel-Group, Dose-Range Finding Study of Ciclesonide Administered by Dry Powder Inhaler (Ultrahaler) in Adult and Adolescent Patients With Persistent Asthma

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2005
Study completion
2005
First posted
Sep 15, 2005
Registry last updated
Apr 8, 2009

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