Comparison of Two Treatment Regimens in Asthmatic Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The objective of the study was to compare in real life clinical practice two treatment regimens: inhaled glucocorticosteroid + salmeterol and inhaled glucocorticosteroid + montelukast.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Lodz; Medical Universtity of Lodz
• Treatments: Leukotriene Antagonists; Montelukast; Salmeterol Xinafoate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of asthma according to the WHO/GINA 2006 definition by the physicians of the Centre, backed up by detailed medical history and physical examination as well as additional spirometry and bronchodilatation test or methacholine challenge where necessary

• Occurrence of an index event (intervention) defined as the first prescription for salmeterol or montelukast, establishing a 12-month pre-index and three consecutive 12-month post-index periods

• At least one inhaled glucocorticosteroid prescription in the pre-index period, and at least one salmeterol/montelukast prescription depending on the arm in every post-index period

Exclusion Criteria:

• Incomplete diagnostics