Inhaler showdown: which device tames asthma best?
NCT ID NCT07372573
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two types of inhalers—pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDI) and dry powder inhalers (DPI)—to see which delivers asthma medication more effectively. Researchers will enroll 210 patients with uncontrolled asthma and measure changes in symptom control after 8 weeks. The goal is to find out if the device itself makes a difference in how well the medicine works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- budesonide/formoterol (inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta agonist)
- What this could lead to
- If this trial shows one device works better, it could help doctors choose the right inhaler for better asthma control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study that hasn't started yet. Results may not apply to all asthma patients, and device preference can vary individually.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 210 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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14 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Age 14 to 60 years Both genders All patients with symptoms of uncontrolled asthma Exclusion Criteria: Patients with coexistent fungal sensitization (confirmed with peripheral eosinophil count and serum IgE) Patients with coexistent Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) (confirmed with HRCT and serum IgE) Patients with coexistent COPD (confirmed on spirometry) Patients with Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Patients with coexistent Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) (confirmed on spirometry) Patients with coexistent cardiac asthma secondary to heart failure (diagnosed on echocardiography)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Services Hospital Lahore
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan
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