Conditions: Asthma
Keywords: inhaled corticosteroids pediatric subjects asthma fluticasone furoate
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Enrollment: 60
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of once daily treatment with fluticasone furoate (FF) on lower leg growth in pediatric subjects with persistent asthma by using knemometry. Approximately 65 paediatric asthmatic subjects, aged 5 to 11 years (inclusive), will be screened to achieve 60 randomised and 50 evaluable subjects. Subjects meeting the eligibility criteria will enter the 2 week run-in period. After completing run-in period, each subject will be randomly allocated to one of two treatment sequences: inhaled fluticasone furoate followed by placebo or placebo followed by inhaled fluticasone furoate. Each treatment will be administered via the ELLIPTA™ dry powder inhaler. The two treatment periods will be separated by a two-week wash-out period. Subjects completing two treatment period will enter into 7 days follow-up period. ARNUITY™ ELLIPTA (FF) is approved in the US for adults and adolescents aged 12 and above.

ARNUITY and ELLIPTA are a registered trademarks of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Subjects will receive oral inhalation of FF 50 μg administered via ELLIPTA, once daily (OD) for 14 days +/- 4 days in Period 1 followed by oral inhalation of placebo administered via ELLIPTA, OD for 14 days +/- 4 days in Period 2. The two treatment periods will be separated by a two-week wash-out period. Additionally all subjects will be provided salbutamol inhaler to be used for symptomatic relief of asthma symptoms during both the run-in and treatment periods as needed. arm 2: Subjects will receive oral inhalation of placebo administered via ELLIPTA OD for 14 days +/- 4 days in Period 1 followed by receive oral inhalation of FF 50 μg administered via ELLIPTA, OD for 14 days +/- 4 days. The two treatment periods will be separated by a two-week wash-out period. Additionally all subjects will be provided salbutamol inhaler to be used for symptomatic relief of asthma symptoms during both the run-in and treatment periods as needed.

Interventions: intervention 1: Fluticasone furoate intervention 2: Placebo intervention 3: Salbutamol
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: FF will be provided as a dry powder inhaler containing 50 μg of FF as a dry white powder per blister, to be inhaled orally via ELLIPTA. intervention 2: Placebo will be provided as dry powder inhaler containing placebo as a dry white powder per blister, to be inhaled orally via ELLIPTA. intervention 3: Salbutamol will be provided as a inhaler.

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