Mepolizumab: Real World Evidence Study for the Treatment of Severe Eosinophilic Asthma in Greece
- Conditions
- Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
- Registration Number
- NCT04084613
- Lead Sponsor
- Attikon Hospital
- Brief Summary
A prospective multi-centre, non-interventional observational study, that will be conducted in several centers in Greece for a 2-year time period (completion date December 2020), to describe patient characteristics, medical history, and the clinical benefit of mepolizumab in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma newly initiated to the drug.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
- Patients with uncontrolled severe eosinophilic asthma placed under treatment with mepolizumab, i.e. in patients with peripheral blood eosinophils ≥300 cells/μL at any measurement in the previous year or ≥150 cells/μL in a recent measurement, with poor symptom control and increased number of exacerbations (2 or more) despite optimal treatment with high doses of inhaled corticosteroids and β2 stimulants
- Patient refusal to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of annual exacerbation rate in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma in treatment with mepolizumab 2 years Reduction of the clinical significant exacerbations in comparison to the year before the initiation of treatment with mepolizumab. A clinical significant exacerbation is an exacerbation that requires treatment as follows: increase of dose of oral corticosteroids intake
Quality of life improvement in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma receiving mepolizumab as it measured by Asthma Control Test (ACT) 2 years ACT is a 5-point scale that assesses the frequency of shortness of breath and general asthma symptoms, use of rescue medications, the effect of asthma on daily functioning, and overall self-assessment of asthma control. An ACT score 19 or less means that asthma is not well controlled
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method