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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00317044
Date of registration: 20/04/2006
Primary sponsor: AstraZeneca
Public title: Safety and Efficacy Study to Determine Anti-Asthmatic Effect of Esomeprazole Magnesium; Nexium Reflux Asthma RELAX
Scientific title: A 6-Month Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Multicentre, Placebo-Controlled Phase II Study to Compare Anti-Asthmatic Effect and Safety of Esomeprazole (Nexium®) 40 mg Twice Daily or 40 mg Once Daily With Placebo in Adults With Asthma
Date of first enrolment: April 2006
Target sample size: 1100
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00317044
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Argentina Bulgaria Canada Czech Republic France Germany Hungary Italy
Mexico Poland Portugal Slovakia Switzerland United States
Contacts
Name:   AstraZeneca Nexium Medical Science Director, MD
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Affiliation:  AstraZeneca
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adults with diagnosis of asthma since at least 6 months.

- Symptoms of asthma during run-in.

- At least 3 months history and present symptoms of 1 or more of the following: burning
feeling behind breastbone, pain behind breastbone, acid taste in the mouth.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with clinically relevant abnormalities.

- Patients with a smoking history of =10 pack-year.

- Patients who have had previous surgery on the esophagus or the stomach.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Asthma
GERD
Intervention(s)
Drug: Esomeprazole
Primary Outcome(s)
Primary objective is to compare the anti-asthmatic effect of esomeprazole with that of placebo in adult asthmatics with gastroesophageal reflux by evaluating change in morning Peak Expiratory Flow from baseline (run-in) to treatment period.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary objectives are to investigate the effect on symptoms of GERD as measured by Reflux Disease Questionnaire from randomization to end of study and to assess safety and tolerability by AEs, laboratory tests, physical examination, and vital signs.
Secondary ID(s)
D9618C00001
RELAX
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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