Extra-fine Formoterol/Beclomethasone in Asthmatic Crisis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether extra fine formoterol/beclomethasona are more effective in the treatment of asthmatic crisis when added to conventional treatment compared with conventional treatment alone.

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2015-05

Completion

2015-08

Publications

• Background Martinez FD, Vercelli D. Asthma. Lancet. 2013 Oct 19;382(9901):1360-72. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61536-6. Epub 2013 Sep 13.
• Background Garcia-Sancho C, Fernandez-Plata R, Martinez-Briseno D, Franco-Marina F, Perez-Padilla JR. [Adult asthma in Mexico City: a population-based study]. Salud Publica Mex. 2012 Jul-Aug;54(4):425-32. doi: 10.1590/s0036-36342012000400013. Spanish.
• Background Rodrigo GJ, Rodrigo C, Hall JB. Acute asthma in adults: a review. Chest. 2004 Mar;125(3):1081-102. doi: 10.1378/chest.125.3.1081.
• Background Lipworth B, Manoharan A, Anderson W. Unlocking the quiet zone: the small airway asthma phenotype. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Jun;2(6):497-506. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70103-1.

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