Efficacy and Safety of 2 Doses of Tiotropium Via Respimat Compared to Placebo in Adolescents With Moderate Persistent Asthma

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of a 48-week treatment with two doses of tiotropium bromide compared to placebo in adolescent patients with moderate persistent asthma. Efficacy and safety will be assessed by measuring lung function parameters and evaluating the effects on asthma exacerbations, on Quality of life, on health care resource utilisation an on the number of adverse events.

Timeline

Start

2010-12

Primary completion

2013-12

Completion

2013-12

Publications

• Oba Y, Anwer S, Maduke T, Patel T, Dias S. Effectiveness and tolerability of dual and triple combination inhaler therapies compared with each other and varying doses of inhaled corticosteroids in adolescents and adults with asthma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Dec 6;12(12):CD013799. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013799.pub2.
• Halpin DMG, Hamelmann EH, Frith PA, Moroni-Zentgraf PM, van Hecke B, Unseld A, Kerstjens HAM, Szefler SJ. Comparative Responses in Lung Function Measurements with Tiotropium in Adolescents and Adults, and Across Asthma Severities: A Post Hoc Analysis. Pulm Ther. 2020 Jun;6(1):131-140. doi: 10.1007/s41030-020-00113-w. Epub 2020 Mar 16.
• Halpin DMG, Meltzer EO, Pisternick-Ruf W, Moroni-Zentgraf P, Engel M, Zaremba-Pechmann L, Casale T, FitzGerald JM. Peak expiratory flow as an endpoint for clinical trials in asthma: a comparison with FEV1. Respir Res. 2019 Jul 18;20(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s12931-019-1119-6.
• Hamelmann E, Bateman ED, Vogelberg C, Szefler SJ, Vandewalker M, Moroni-Zentgraf P, Avis M, Unseld A, Engel M, Boner AL. Tiotropium add-on therapy in adolescents with moderate asthma: A 1-year randomized controlled trial. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Aug;138(2):441-450.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.01.011. Epub 2016 Mar 5.

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