Study is looking at the development of tolerance to methacholine following regular use of ipratropium bromide in mild asthmatics.
This study is being conducted people with well controlled (mild) asthma to determine if ipratropium bromide taken three times daily for six days (i.e. 2 puffs in the morning, 2 puffs in the afternoon and 2 puffs in the evening) followed by a final dose on the morning of day 7 reduces the effectiveness of this medication on blocking the effect of methacholine challenge.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
12
MDI to deliver 20mcg per puff ipratropium bromide
matched MDI to deliver inactive drug
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Methacholine PD20
dose of methacholine required to induce a 20% fall in FEV1 (volume of air forcefully exhaled in one second)
Time frame: Pre treatment
Methacholine PD20
dose of methacholine required to induce a 20% fall in FEV1 (volume of air forcefully exhaled in one second)
Time frame: Day 7 after starting treatment
Methacholine PD20
dose of methacholine required to induce a 20% fall in FEV1 (volume of air forcefully exhaled in one second)
Time frame: 24 hours after last dose
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