Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Multinational,Multicenter,Randomized,Double-Blind,Placebo-Controlled,Parallel-Group Study to Assess the Efficacy of Ciclesonide Metered-Dose Inhaler at a Daily Dose of 160 μg Administered Either in a Once-Daily in the Morning Regimen (160 μg qd AM) for 16 Weeks or in a 160 μg qd AM Regimen for 12 Weeks Preceded by a Twice-Daily Regimen (80 μg Bid) for 4 Weeks,or in an 80 μg Bid Regimen for 16 Weeks,in Adults and Adolescents With Mild to Moderate Persistent Asthma Not Treated With Steroids
Brief Summary: To investigate the efficacy of ciclesonide MDI either as once daily or twice daily in patients with mild to moderate asthma, who have not previously been treated with an inhaled corticosteroid.


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Males or females 12 years or older
* History of persistent bronchial asthma for at least 6 months
* Documented use of bronchodilators (short acting only) only or methylxanthines for at least 1 month before screening
* At screening, FEV1 60 to 90% of predicted. Reversibility of FEV1 by at least 12% post-bronchodilator
* Be able to use oral inhalers
* Non-smokers

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of life-threatening asthma
* Other pulmonary diseases
* URI within 4 weeks before screening
* Use of systemic steroids within 6 months before screening. Use of inhaled steroids within 30 days before screening. More than 2 in-patient hospitalizations or ER visits due to asthma exacerbations in the prior year before screening
* Pregnant or breast-feeding females
* Females of child-bearing potential not using adequate means of birth control
* Clinically relevant cardiovascular, hepatic, neurologic, endocrine, or other major systemic disease
* Abnormal clinical laboratory parameters that would limit participation in the study or interfere with interpretation of study results
* History of drug or alcohol abuse
* Treatment with any investigational product within 30 days prior to study entry
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Males or females 12 years or older
* History of persistent bronchial asthma for at least 6 months
* Documented use of an inhaled steroid or a combination of an inhaled steroid/long-acting beta 2 agonist for at least 1 month before screening
* At screening, FEV1 of 60 to 90% predicted or 70 to 95% predicted for either ICS or ICS/LABA use respectively.Reversibility of FEV1 by at least 12% and 200 ml post-bronchodilator
* Be able to use oral inhalers
* Non-smokers

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of life-threatening asthma
* Other pulmonary diseases; URI within 4 weeks before screening
* Use of systemic steroids within 1 month before screening or more than 3 times in previous 6 months
* Beta-adrenergic blocking agent use
* More than 2 in-patient hospitalizations or ER visits due to asthma exacerbations in the prior year before screening
* Pregnant or breast-feeding females
* Females of child-bearing potential not using adequate means of birth control
* Clinically relevant cardiovascular, hepatic, neurologic, endocrine, or other major systemic disease
* Abnormal clinical laboratory parameters that would limit participation in the study or interfere with interpretation of study results
* History of drug or alcohol abuse
* Treatment with any investigational product within 30 days prior to study entry
C: 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
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: A