Table 3

Effects of zafirlukast in subjects maintained on ics


ICS-treated + Placebo Change from baseline
ICS-treated + Zafirlukast Change from baseline


Baseline (N = 8)
Weeks 0–5 (N = 8)
Weeks 6–10 (N = 8)
Week 11–12 (N = 8)
*W/D (N = 8)
Baseline (N = 15)
Weeks 0–5 (N = 15)
Weeks 6–10 (N = 13)
Week 11–12 (N = 13)
*W/D (N = 11)

PEFR a.m., L/min
353 (± 32.3)
+13.9 (± 6.1)
+21.1 (± 9.6)
+17.5 (± 12.2)
+10.4 (± 6.6)
389 (± 21.2)
+15.7 (± 5.0)
+16.7 (± 6.1)
+2.7 (± 15.2)
-7.4 (± 6.3)
PEFR p.m., L/min
373 (± 32.8)
+9.4 (± 10.0)
+6.4 (± 15.0)
+17.7 (± 12.1)
+5.3 (± 6.2)
404 (± 20.0)
+10.5 (± 4.9)
+10.9 (± 5.8)
-0.6 (± 15.0)
-23.1 (± 6.6)
FEV1, mL
2,567 (± 225)
-134 (± 67.7)
-130 (± 47.2)
-23.8 (± 93.6)
+78.8 (± 59.6)
2,540 (± 179)
+105 (± 72.5)
-39.2 (± 74.7)
+144 (± 106)
-94.5 (± 48.0)
β2-agonist use per day
3.9 (± 0.6)
-0.8 (± 0.47)
-1.2 (± 0.68)
-0.3 (± 1.0)
-0.4 (± 0.4)
3.7 (± 0.5)
-0.8 (± 0.25)
-0.9 (± 0.32)
-1.1 (± 0.4)
+0.6 (± 0.47)
Severity score
2.0 (± 0.02)
-0.3 (± 0.1)
-0.3 (± 0.1)
-0.03 (± 0.04)
-0.1 (± 0.1)
1.8 (± 0.7)
-0.3 (± 0.1)
-0.3 (± 0.1)
-0.4 (± 0.2)
+0.1 (± 0.2)
**Total mornings
5.7 (± 0.8)
-1.8 (± 0.8)
-3.2 (± 0.9)
-2.3 (± 1.4)
-0.8 (± 2.2)
3.2 (± 0.6)
-0.7 (± 0.4)
-1.1 (± 0.7)
-0.6 (± 0.5)
+0.4 (± 0.3)
**Total awakenings
1.5 (± 0.9)
-0.8 (± 0.7)
-0.8 (± 0.5)
-1.1 (± 0.7)
+0.4 (± 1.1)
1.8 (± 0.7)
-0.6 (± 0.5)
-0.9 (± 0.6)
-1.6 (± 0.7)
+1.4 (± 1.0)

Reid et al. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2008 7:3   doi:10.1186/1477-5751-7-3

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