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NCT Number: NCT00174720

Efficacy of Ciclesonide vs Placebo Administered as Once Daily or Twice Daily in Patients Not Treated With Inhaled Corticosteroid.

To investigate the efficacy of ciclesonide MDI either as once daily or twice daily in patients with mild to moderate asthma, who have not previously been treated with an inhaled corticosteroid.

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Key information

Conditions

Asthma Bronchial Diseases 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 3

Primary location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office, São Paulo, Brazil

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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 bronchodilators (short acting only) only or methylxanthines for at least 1 month before screening
  • At screening, FEV1 60 to 90% of predicted. Reversibility of FEV1 by at least 12% 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 6 months before screening. Use of inhaled steroids within 30 days before screening. 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

Ciclesonide (XRP1526)

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline to Week 16 in FEV1

Secondary outcomes

  1. Symptom scores, rescue albuterol use and morning peak flow measurements

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sanofi

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Multinational,Multicenter,Randomized,Double-Blind,Placebo-Controlled,Parallel-Group Study to Assess the Efficacy of Ciclesonide Metered-Dose Inhaler at a Daily Dose of 160 μg Administered Either in a Once-Daily in the Morning Regimen (160 μg qd AM) for 16 Weeks or in a 160 μg qd AM Regimen for 12 Weeks Preceded by a Twice-Daily Regimen (80 μg Bid) for 4 Weeks,or in an 80 μg Bid Regimen for 16 Weeks,in Adults and Adolescents With Mild to Moderate Persistent Asthma Not Treated With Steroids

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Sep 15, 2005
Registry last updated
Apr 8, 2009

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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