Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: N/A
Brief Summary: To evaluate the effectiveness of a Head Start-based early intervention for designed to improve asthma management skill and practices of parents, pre-school children and Head Start staff.


Options:
A: Inclusion criteria:

* Male or female subjects aged 6-12 years (inclusive)
* A female is eligible to enter and participate in the study if she is:

of non-child-bearing potential; OR of child-bearing potential, but not lactating and pregnant. She declares that it is not probable that she will become pregnant during the study (a pregnancy test can be performed at the investigators discretion)

* Subjects with a documented history of asthma for at least 6 months
* Subjects with a documented history of BHR within 12 months prior to inclusion or BHR on visit 1 (PD20 methacholine \< 150 mcg or an equivalence for histamine)
* Subjects who have received BDP, budesonide up to 100-200 mcg bd or fluticasone propionate at a dose of up to 125 mcg bd for at least 4 weeks before the start of the run-in period.
* Subjects who are able to use a electronic peakflow /FEV1 meter (PIKO-1)
* Subjects who have a normal length SD score between -2SD and +2SD
* Subjects who are able to use a Diskus inhaler
* Subjects who are able to perform reproducible lung function tests at visit 1 (variation FEV1 \< 5% between the two best measurements)
* Subjects and their guardians, who have given written informed consent to participate in the study
* Subjects or their parent/ guardian who are able to understand and complete a DRC. The DRC may be completed by a parent/guardian if the subject is unable to do this him/ herself
* Subjects able to use Ventolin on an 'as required for symptoms' basis

Exclusion criteria:

* Subjects who have been hospitalised for their asthma within 4 weeks of visit 1
* Subjects who had an acute upper respiratory tract infection within 2 weeks or a lower respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks prior to visit 1
* Subjects who received oral, parental or depot corticosteroids within 4 weeks prior to visit 1
* Subjects who have a known respiratory disorder other than asthma and/or systemic/thoracic abnormalities which influence normal lung function
* Subjects with a disorder that affects growth (e.g. Turner's syndrome)
* Subjects who have received any investigational drugs within 4 weeks of visit 1
* Subjects with a known or suspected hypersensitivity to inhaled steroids, β2-agonists or lactose
* Subjects who use any medication that significantly inhibit the cytochrome P450 subfamily enzyme CYP3A4, including ritonavir and ketoconazole
* Subjects who concurrently participate in another clinical study
* Subjects who have previously been randomised in this trial
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Females between 5 and 7.5 years and male between 5 and 8.5 years of age with normal heights, a history of mild persistent asthma for at least 3 months prior to visit 1, a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) of ³80% of predicted following at least a 4-hour albuterol withhold, and treated with non-corticosteroid asthma medications on an as-needed or daily basis, or with low doses of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) for at least one month prior to Visit 1. Subjects were to be no greater than Stage 1 in the Tanner classification of sexual maturity, and they had to be able to demonstrate effective use of the MDI devices and perform reproducible pulmonary function test.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with a history of life-threatening asthma, severe respiratory impairment, history of abnormal growth, concurrent disease or condition which may substantially affect growth, previous requirement for daily or alternate day oral corticosteroids (OCS) treatment for ³60 days within the 2 years of Visit 3 and/or any use of OCS within 30 days prior to Visit 1 or during the run-in period, previous treatment with moderate or high doses of inhaled corticosteroid during the 30 days prior to Visit 1
C: 1. Age 2-12 years.
2. A current diagnosis of asthma or reactive airway disease
3. Resident of Baltimore City.
4. Two or more ED visits at the JHPED for asthma in the past 12 months, or hospitalization for asthma at the JHPED in the past 12 months by parent report.
5. Not currently participating in other research studies (participation in previous studies will be noted).
D: Main Inclusion Criteria:

* History of asthma for at least 6 months
* Ability to show optimal use of MDI, including inhalation technique
* Lung function and reversibility within specified limits

Main Exclusion Criteria:

* Concomitant severe diseases
* Diseases which are contraindications for the use of inhaled steroids
* Two or more inpatient hospitalizations for asthma within the last year
* Respiratory tract infection or asthma exacerbation within the last 30 days prior to entry into the study
* Use of systemic steroids within the last 30 days prior to inclusion (depot steroids 6 weeks)
* Beginning of or change in immunotherapy within the last 6 months prior to inclusion
* Inability to follow the procedures of the study

Answer: C