bronchial asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Outpatients with bronchial asthma aged between 5 and 15 years (2) Patients for whom both patient's and parent/guardian's written informed consent can be obtained Note: For patients who are too young to provide written informed consent, verbal assent of the patients confirmed by parent/guardian can be substituted. (3) Patients who have not received ICS therapy during the preceding three months (4) Patients with asthma poorly controlled over the preceding month (with a total JPAC score of 11 or less at the start of study) (including newly diagnosed patients)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients given systemic steroid therapy within the preceding month (2) Patients unable to use Turbuhaler appropriately (judgment by physician) (3) Patients contraindicated for the study drug (4) Patients with any chronic respiratory disease other than asthma (5) Patients complicated by acute lower respiratory tract infection at the time of enrollment (6) Other patients judged by the physician to be inappropriate for this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in JPAC (Japanese Pediatric Asthma Control Program) score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Respiratory function - Parent/guardian satisfaction - Adherence - Fractional exhaled nitric oxide - Adverse events | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Dokkyo Medical University Department of Pediatrics