Efficacy and Safety of add-on Montelukast to Inhaled Budesonide in the Treatment of Nonasthmatic Eosinophilic Bronchitis

Summary

Hypothesis: Add-on therapy with oral montelukast (Mon) to inhaled budesonide (BUD) may achieve better control of cough caused by nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (NAEB) with faster reduction of airway eosinophilia. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of add-on therapy with Mon to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the treatment of adult patients with chronic/subacute cough caused by NAEB diagnosed in outpatient setting. Primary endpoint：cough severity rated as cough visual analogue score (VAS)1 and eosinophil count in induced sputum during 4-week BUD monotherapy or Mon adjunct therapy.

Timeline

Start

2010-06

Primary completion

2011-06

Completion

2011-06

Publications

• Background Birring SS, Berry M, Brightling CE, Pavord ID. Eosinophilic bronchitis: clinical features, management and pathogenesis. Am J Respir Med. 2003;2(2):169-73. doi: 10.1007/BF03256647.
• Cai C, He MZ, Zhong SQ, Tang Y, Sun BQ, Chen QL, Zhong NS. Add-on montelukast vs double-dose budesonide in nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis: a pilot study. Respir Med. 2012 Oct;106(10):1369-75. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.06.009. Epub 2012 Jul 21.

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