Study Of Asthma In Patients Of African Descent

This study will last up to 62 weeks. You will visit the clinic up to 17 times. Certain clinic visits will include physical examination, medical history review and lung function tests. The purpose of this study is to see if one asthma drug (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol) is better in reducing the number of asthma exacerbations compared with another drug (fluticasone propionate...

Date First Received: February 1, 2005

Last Updated: May 15, 2009

Verified by: GlaxoSmithKline, May 2009

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 4 | Start Date: November 2004

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 460

Brief Summary

Official Title: “A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, 52-Week Comparison of Asthma Control and Measures of Airway Inflammation in Subjects of African Descent Receiving Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol 100/50mcg DISKUSĀ® BID or Fluticasone Propionate 100mcg DISKUSĀ® BID Alone”

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This study will last up to 62 weeks. You will visit the clinic up to 17 times. Certain clinic visits will include physical examination, medical history review and lung function tests. The purpose of this study is to see if one asthma drug (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol) is better in reducing the number of asthma exacerbations compared with another drug (fluticasone propionate alone)

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: fluticasone propionate/salmeterol powder
  • Drug: fluticasone propionate powder

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Asthma exacerbation rate per patient per year

Secondary Measures

  • Morning peak flow measurement, percent of asthma symptom-free days, percent of albuterol-free days

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion criteria:

  • History of asthma for at least 6 months.
  • Taking a low-dose of an inhaled corticosteroid for at least one month prior to the study (such as fluticasone propionate or budesonide).

Exclusion criteria:

  • History of life-threatening asthma.
  • Hospitalized for asthma within 3 months prior to the study.
  • Current respiratory tract infection.
  • Will not be able to attend clinic visits for the entire length of the study.
  • Certain medical conditions that will make being in the study unsafe (such as congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, tuberculosis or certain drug allergies).

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 12 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 65 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

GSK Clinical Trials, MD Study Director GlaxoSmithKline  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 02, 2009

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00102765

Study ID Number: SFA103153

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00102765

Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

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