NCT01488773

Comparison of Two Treatment Regimens in Asthmatic Patients

A Four Year Observational Study Comparing Two Treatment Regimens: Inhaled Glucocorticosteroid + Salmeterol and Inhaled Glucocorticosteroid + Montelukast.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 132 (actual)
• Sponsor: Medical University of Lodz · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of the study was to compare in real life clinical practice two treatment regimens: inhaled glucocorticosteroid + salmeterol and inhaled glucocorticosteroid + montelukast.

Detailed description

48 month pre/post retrospective repeated measures design was used to compare the level of asthma control among patients continuously treated at the Outpatient Asthma and Allergy Treatment Center, Chair of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	first prescription of montelukast	The index event (intervention) was defined as the first prescription for montekuast (leukotriene receptor antagonist) occurring in patient's medical history that established a 12-month pre-index and three consecutive 12-month post-index periods.
DRUG	first prescription of salmeterol	The index event (intervention) was defined as the first prescription for salmeterol (long-acting β2-agonist) occurring in patient's medical history that established a 12-month pre-index and three consecutive 12-month post-index periods.

Timeline

• Start date: 1995-04-01
• Primary completion: 2006-06-01
• Completion: 2006-06-01
• First posted: 2011-12-08
• Last updated: 2012-01-12