symptoms
During a run-in period, patients had to show at       least one nocturnal or early awakening caused by asthma symptoms that required       rescue medication, and a >/= 15% overnight decrease in peak expiratory flow (PEF)       on 3 of the preceding 7 d, in order to be randomized into this double-blind,       double dummy, multicenter parallel group study (2-wk run-in period and 6 wk of       treatment).
During a run-in period, patients had to show at       least one nocturnal or  @OBJECT$   @PREDICAT$  by asthma  @SUBJECT$  that required       rescue medication, and a >/= 15% overnight decrease in peak expiratory flow (PEF)       on 3 of the preceding 7 d, in order to be randomized into this double-blind,       double dummy, multicenter parallel group study (2-wk run-in period and 6 wk of       treatment).