title: The clinical trials in the initial five-year award period of the Asthma Clinical Research Network.
abstract: During its first years of existence, the Asthma Clinical Research Network initiated four major clinical trials and one pilot clinical trial. The objective of this article is to describe briefly the specific aims, design, and conduct of those five trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Chinchilli
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Drazen
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fish
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lemanske
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lazarus
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000420:Albuterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D000068299:Salmeterol Xinafoate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D006074:Gout Suppressants; D000068299:Salmeterol Xinafoate; D000420:Albuterol; D003078:Colchicine; D006854:Hydrocortisone