Efficacy of QVAR vs Flovent Diskus on Small Airways in Poorly Controlled Asthmatic Adolescents/Adult Patients

Purpose

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Beclomethasone dipropionate HFA on small airways compared to Fluticasone propionate powder for inhalation administered twice daily to poorly controlled asthmatics.

Purpose The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Beclomethasone dipropionate HFA on small airways compared to Fluticasone propionate powder for inhalation administered twice daily to poorly controlled asthmatics. Condition: – AsthmaStudy Type: InterventionalStudy Design: Treatment Eligibility Ages Eligible for Study: 12 Years – 70 Years, Genders Eligible for Study: Both Criteria Inclusion Criteria:Poorly controlled asthma; Average use of over 2 puffs of albuterol per day in the previous 7 days OR Having symptoms of asthma on 5 of the last 7 days OR Awakening at night due to asthma at least once in the previous 7 days OR Having been treated with a course of oral or intravenous steroids at least once in the last 3 months. Exclusion Criteria:Subjects receiving escalating doses of immunotherapy, oral immunotherapy or short course (rush) immunotherapy for rhinitis; Requires beta-blockers, MAO inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, oral or intranasal anticholinergics; History and/or presence of any non-asthmatic acute or chronic lung disease, including but not limited to bronchitis, emphysema, active tuberculosis, bronchiectasis or cystic fibrosis; History and/or presence of any clinically significant cardiovascular disease, clinically significant hepatic, renal, or endocrine dysfunction, stroke, uncontrolled diabetes, hyperthyroidism, convulsive disorders, neoplastic diseaseother than basal cell carcinoma, and significant psychiatric disease. (Source/Sponsor: National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado, IVAX Research, March 2004)