Treatment Of Symptomatic Asthma In Children

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 4

Conditions

Asthma

Treatments

Drug: Salmeterol/ fluticasone propionate Diskus® inhaler 50/100 mcg

Drug: fluticasone propionate 2 x 100 mcg

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00197106

SAM101667

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is being conducted to investigate whether in childhood salmeterol/ fluticasone propionate 50/100 bd delivered via the Diskus® inhaler and fluticasone propionate 200 mcg bd delivered via the Diskus® inhaler are non- inferior in terms of symptom control. Additionally we aim to show that salmeterol/ fluticasone propionate 50/100 bd is at least as good in terms of lung function improvement and bronchial hyperreactivity and enables a steroid-sparing management of asthma in children.

Full description

A multicentre, randomised, double blind, parallel group study to compare the efficacy and safety of Salmeterol/Fluticasone propionate combination product (Seretide®) 50/100mcg with Fluticasone propionate (Flixotide®) 200mcg, both delivered twice daily via the DISKUS inhaler, in the treatment of children aged 6-12 years with symptomatic asthma.

Enrollment

176 patients

Sex

All

Ages

6 to 12 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Male or female subjects aged 6-12 years (inclusive)
A female is eligible to enter and participate in the study if she is:

of non-child-bearing potential; OR of child-bearing potential, but not lactating and pregnant. She declares that it is not probable that she will become pregnant during the study (a pregnancy test can be performed at the investigators discretion)

Subjects with a documented history of asthma for at least 6 months
Subjects with a documented history of BHR within 12 months prior to inclusion or BHR on visit 1 (PD20 methacholine < 150 mcg or an equivalence for histamine)
Subjects who have received BDP, budesonide up to 100-200 mcg bd or fluticasone propionate at a dose of up to 125 mcg bd for at least 4 weeks before the start of the run-in period.
Subjects who are able to use a electronic peakflow /FEV1 meter (PIKO-1)
Subjects who have a normal length SD score between -2SD and +2SD
Subjects who are able to use a Diskus inhaler
Subjects who are able to perform reproducible lung function tests at visit 1 (variation FEV1 < 5% between the two best measurements)
Subjects and their guardians, who have given written informed consent to participate in the study
Subjects or their parent/ guardian who are able to understand and complete a DRC. The DRC may be completed by a parent/guardian if the subject is unable to do this him/ herself
Subjects able to use Ventolin on an 'as required for symptoms' basis

Exclusion criteria

Subjects who have been hospitalised for their asthma within 4 weeks of visit 1
Subjects who had an acute upper respiratory tract infection within 2 weeks or a lower respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks prior to visit 1
Subjects who received oral, parental or depot corticosteroids within 4 weeks prior to visit 1
Subjects who have a known respiratory disorder other than asthma and/or systemic/thoracic abnormalities which influence normal lung function
Subjects with a disorder that affects growth (e.g. Turner's syndrome)
Subjects who have received any investigational drugs within 4 weeks of visit 1
Subjects with a known or suspected hypersensitivity to inhaled steroids, β2-agonists or lactose
Subjects who use any medication that significantly inhibit the cytochrome P450 subfamily enzyme CYP3A4, including ritonavir and ketoconazole
Subjects who concurrently participate in another clinical study
Subjects who have previously been randomised in this trial