Comparison of Combination of Beclomethasone Dipropionate and Formoterol Fumarate Versus Single Components Assessed by Knemometry and Urinary Cortisol Measurements in Asthmatic Children

Inclusion Criteria: * Prepuberal male and female outpatients, ≥ 5 and ≤ 11 years old in Tanner stadium I according to Investigator's assessment * Clinical diagnosis of mild asthma during at least two months prior to screening visit * Forced Expiratory Volume during the first second (FEV1) \> 80% of predicted normal values at screening visit Exclusion Criteria: * Endocrinological diseases including growth impairment or other chronic diseases * Any concomitant disease requiring additional treatment with topic or systemic glucocorticosteroids