Patients with bronchial asthma aged 20 years and older (males and females, outpatients and inpatients) being treated with an ICS (at a dose equivalent to FP 200-1000 mcg/day) and salmeterol 100 mcg/day in combination (either as two separate products or one combined product) for 3 months or longer with poor or inadequate control
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Aged>=20years old 2)Patients who has diagnosed as bronchial asthma 3)Patients who has provided written consent prior to enrollment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with infections with no available effective antimicrobial drugs or with deep mycosis. 2)Patients with a history of hypersensitivity(including contact dermatitis)to any ingredient contained in budesonide/formoterol. 3)Patients with tuberculous disease 4)5)Case with the following complications -Severe liver disease -Severe renal disease 6)Planning-to-be-pregnant,pregnant or lactating patients 7)Patients who are inappropriate considered by physician.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change of various indicators 1)Fraction of exhaled Nitric Oxide 2)Mostgraph 3)Airway resistance of interrupter method | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Respiratory Function(FEV1) Improvement of ACQ(asthma control questionnaire)score Frequency of use of short-acting inhaled be-ta2 agonist(SABA) Number of adverse event | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School Department of Respiratory Medicine