Overview

Pediatric ACTION3 (Identify, Treat, Control): Effectiveness of Adding Montelukast in Pediatric Subjects With Uncontrolled Asthma (0476-385)

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-10-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
a study to describe patient and physician satisfaction with montelukast therapy for the control of asthma used either as monotherapy or in combination with inhaled corticosteroids
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Treatments:
Montelukast
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patient Is Diagnosed With Asthma For At Least 6 Months

- Patient's Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) Is 80% Of Predicted Value (Appendix 10)

- Patient Is Currently Untreated, Or Patient Is A User Of Short-Acting 2-Agonist On An
As-Needed Basis, Or Patient Is A User Of Ics At Any Dosage

- Physician And/Or Patient Are Dissatisfied With Current Controller Therapy, Or Patient
Is Reluctant To Take Ics Therapy, Or Patient Is Insufficiently Controlled Due To
Non-Adherence With Current Therapy Through The Preceding 6 Weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

- As Per Canadian Guidelines, Patient Is On A Laba Alone (Formoterol (Oxeze), Salmeterol
(Serevent)) Or A Combination Product (Advair Or Symbicort)

- Patient Is Well Controlled, Adherent And Satisfied With Current Controller Therapy