Bronchial asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with bronchial asthma according to Asthma Prevention and Management Guideline in Japan 2.Age of 20 years and over, Male and Female and outpatients 3.Patients who have received intermediate-dose ICS for at least 4 weeks before enrollment 4."Partly controlled" as defined according to ASthma Prevention and Management Guideline in Japan 5.Patients signed written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who have past history of hypersensitivity(including contact dermatitis)to budesonide, formoterol, or any component of the combination 2.Patients with infectious disease and/ or deep mycosis that have no effective antimicrobial agent 3.Patients with tuberculous disease 4.Patients infected with respiratory tract infectious disease, which may affect asthma, within 2 weeks before the enrollment 5.Patients with FEV1<=50% predicted 6.Patients using beta blocker including eye drops 7.Patients who have taken systemic steroid within 30 days before the enrollment 8.Patients with clinically severe complication 9.Planning-to-be-pregnant, pregnant or lactating patients 10.Any other conditions which in the judgement of the investigator would make the patient inappropriate for study participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in peripheral blood eosinophils | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hirosaki University Hspital Cardiology Respiratory Medicine and Nephrology