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CompletedNCT00641472Updated Mar 25, 2009

Pulmicort Respules(Budesonide Inhalation Suspension) vs Singulair, Children

A Phase 4 interventional study of Budesonide inhalation suspension and Montelukast Sodium in Asthma, sponsored by AstraZeneca. Completed. Open to participants aged 2 Years to 8 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-03-25.

Sponsored by AstraZeneca · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
380
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
2 Years to 8 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A one year study comparing the safety and effectiveness of Pulmicort (0.5mg strength given once a day in the evening) with either 4 or 5mg strength SINGULAR (given once a day in the evening) in children with asthma aged 2 to 8. If allocated to SINGULAR treatment, children aged between 2 and 5 will receive 4mg strength SINGULAR and those aged between 6 and 8 will receive 5mg strength SINGULAR.

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Conditions studied

  • Asthma

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Keywords

  • Asthma
  • Pulmicort
  • Children
  • paediatrics
  • budesonide
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In context

Asthma

3,921 studies on the registry are indexed under Asthma; 507 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 380 is above the median of 83 across 2,752 interventional studies indexed under Asthma.

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Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca is the lead sponsor of 3,429 studies on the registry; 270 are open to participants now.

Of its 357 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 173 (48%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years to 8 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 2 to 8 at study entry
  • At least 3 episodes of wheezing in the previous year that lasted more than 24 hours and affected sleep or symptoms of mild persistent asthma
  • use of b-2 agonist treatment on at least 3 of 7 consecutive days or run in

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe or unstable asthma
  • any significant finding at a physical exam
  • an exacerbation of asthma in the 30 days before entering the study that might affect study results in judgement of the study doctor
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
380 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    1

    Budesonide inhalation suspension

    Drug: Budesonide inhalation suspension

  • Active comparator
    2

    Montelukast sodium

    Drug: Montelukast Sodium

Interventions

  • DrugBudesonide inhalation suspension

    0.5mg

    Also known as: Pulmicort Respules

  • DrugMontelukast Sodium

    4mg or 5mg

    Also known as: SINGULAR

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to first asthma medication as either step-up PULMICORT RESPULES or oral steroids

    Time frame: Each clinic visit

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence and Severity of Adverse Events

    Time frame: Each clinic visit

  2. Time to 1st additional asthma medication measured at 12 weeks and 26 weeks

    Time frame: Each clinic visit

  3. Time to 1st acute severe exacerbation (as measured by the need for oral steroids), measured at 12 weeks, 26 weeks, and 52 weeks

    Time frame: Each clinic visit

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 25, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00641472
Lead sponsor
AstraZeneca
First posted
Mar 24, 2008
Start date
Oct 2002
Primary completion
Feb 2005
Completion
Feb 2005
Last update
Mar 25, 2009

Study contacts

Bertil Andersson
study director · AstraZeneca

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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