Efficacy of ciclesonide versus fluticasone propionate in patients with mild to moderate asthma (12 to 75 y) (BY9010/M1-142)

Exclusion Criteria

• - Concomitant severe diseases or diseases which are contraindications for the use of inhaled steroids
• - COPD (i.e. chronic bronchitis or emphysema) and/or other relevant
• lung diseases causing alternating impairment in lung function
• - Current smoking with more than 10 pack-years
• - Previous smoking with more than 10 pack-years
• - Use of systemic steroids 4 weeks (injectable depot steroids 6 weeks) before entry into the baseline period, or more than 2 times
• - Pregnancy
• - Intention to become pregnant during the course of the study
• - Breast feeding
• - Lack of safe contraception