Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Salmeterol on Eosinophil (EOS) Function

Lead Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Collaborating Sponsors:

GlaxoSmithKline

Conditions:

Allergic Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is designed to test the hypothesis that salmeterol use, and not fluticasone use or the combination treatment with fluticasone and salmeterol, is associated with a greater number of sputum e...

Detailed Description

An antigen challenge is when a participant inhales either cat, ragweed, or dust dander in increasing concentrations until their lung function drops 15 or 20 percent.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18-55 years of age
  • history of asthma symptoms for the previous 6 months
  • Forced Expiratory Value (FEV1) \>75% of predicted
  • positive prick skin test to cat, house dust mite or ragweed

Exclusion

  • history of life threatening asthma or anaphylaxis
  • current smoker
  • pregnant or breast-feeding
  • evidence of an upper respiratory infection within 4 weeks of screening

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00214019

Start Date

November 1 2003

End Date

January 1 2008

Last Update

November 21 2017

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University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792