Long Term Safety & Efficacy of Budesonide Inhalation Suspension in Japanese Children With Bronchial Asthma

AstraZeneca

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 3

Conditions

Asthma

Treatments

Drug: Pulmicort (budesonide) Respules

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00232648

SD-004-0768

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is as an extension study of SD-004-0765, to assess the safety profile of long-term use of budesonide inhalation suspension in Japanese young children with bronchial asthma. Children completing study SD-004-0765 continued administration of budesonide inhalation suspension as judged by the investigator; the dose is adjusted as appropriate within the range of 0.25 to 1.0 mg per day administered once or twice daily, according to the symptoms.

Sex

All

Ages

13 to 65 months old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Clinical benefit from continued treatment with budesonide inhalation suspension was expected in patients with bronchial asthma participating in study SD-004-0765, as judged by the investigator(s) at the completion of that study (Visit 11, Week 24), and the patient's caregiver wished the continued treatment with budesonide inhalation suspension A written consent to participate in this study had been obtained from the patient's legal representative (a person who exercises parental authority for the patient, or if no one was applicable, a guardian: in principle, the patient's parent).

The patient was younger than 5 years old. Patients aged 5 years could be included in this study if no other effective treatment for the patient's bronchial asthma was available as judged by the investigator(s).

Exclusion criteria

-1. Concurrent severe diseases of liver, kidney, heart or other complications. 2. Contra-indications (eg, known or suspected allergy) to budesonide or excipients contained in the investigational product.