What this phase means
Phase 3: this treatment already looked useful in smaller studies. Now it is tested in a large group, often against standard care or a dummy treatment, to see if it should be approved.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are BDA MDI, or AS MDI. The registry lists allocation as randomized. This study wants to compare the effect of budesonide/albuterol metered-dose inhaler (BDA MDI) with albuterol sulfate metered-dose inhaler (AS MDI), both administered as needed, on the annualized rate of severe asthma exacerbations in adolescents with a documented clinical diagnosis of asthma and at least one severe exacerbation in the prior year.
They plan to enroll about 440 people at 123 sites. Taking part typically means study visits and measurements plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Parallel-group, Phase IIIb 52 Week Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of PT027 Compared With PT007 Administered as Needed in Participants 12 to < 18 Years of Age With Asthma (ACADIA)
Interventions: BDA MDI, AS MDI
Primary outcome (registry wording): Annualized rate of severe asthma exacerbations (AAER)