Conditions: Asthma
Keywords: Asthma Alvesco® Ciclesonide
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 1121
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Alvesco® (Ciclesonide) compared with usual asthma care in the primary care setting. Patients with a history of asthma for at least 6 months and who, in the opinion of the physician, meet the clinical requirements for treatment with inhaled steroids (ICS) will be enrolled. They will either receive Alvesco® or usual care.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Alvesco 320mcg / Alvesco 640mcg arm 2: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Ciclesonide intervention 2: Usual Care Inhaled Glucocorticosteroids
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Asthma Care with Alvesco intervention 2: Usual asthma care and dosage as chosen by the Primary Care Physician including inhaled steroid treatment

Protocol document: