Efficacy and Safety of Oral Roflumilast Taken With Low Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With Asthma (12 to 70 y) (BY217/M2-013)

Summary

Bronchial asthma is among the world's most prevalent diseases. Roflumilast is a novel, orally active, selective enzyme inhibitor (phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor), which has shown effectiveness in the treatment of asthma. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of roflumilast taken orally together with low dose inhaled corticosteroids on lung function. Roflumilast will be administered at one dose level once daily together with inhaled corticosteroids at one dose level twice daily. The study duration consists of a baseline period (2 to 6 weeks) and a treatment period (24 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of roflumilast.

Timeline

Start

2003-04

Primary completion

2005-11

Completion

2005-11

Publications

• Chervinsky P, Meltzer EO, Busse W, Ohta K, Bardin P, Bredenbroker D, Bateman ED. Roflumilast for asthma: Safety findings from a pooled analysis of ten clinical studies. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Dec;35 Suppl:S28-34. doi: 10.1016/j.pupt.2015.11.003. Epub 2015 Nov 22.
• Meltzer EO, Chervinsky P, Busse W, Ohta K, Bardin P, Bredenbroker D, Bateman ED. Roflumilast for asthma: Efficacy findings in placebo-controlled studies. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Dec;35 Suppl:S20-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pupt.2015.10.006. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

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