COPD with asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. patients who fit the criteria [1] and [2] are defined as COPD with asthma. Criteria [3] and [4] are for reference. [1] FEV1.0% less than 70% (measurements are done after inhaling 2 puffs of short acting beta-stimulants). [2] the history of sudden breathing difficulties (especially sudden wheeze or coughing at night or in the morning) that are not caused by labor or infections [3] history of asthma diagnosis by physicians [4] elevations of eosinophil in blood serum
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.patients with other respiratory illness(IPF, ABPA, Chug-Strass syndrome, lung cancer, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis etc) 2.patients with circulatory illness( heart failure etc) 3.past allergic history to ICS
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement in the urine samples of 8-OhdG/Cr and in the blood serum of TNF-a, hs-CRP amounts. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| frequency of asthma attacks, ACT score, improvement in the respiratory functions(FEV1.0 etc), frequency of getting upper tract infections | — |
Countries
Japan