A Study for the Assessment of the Words Used by Patients and Physicians to Express Asthma Symptoms

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma

• Registration Number: NCT00986219
• Lead Sponsor: AstraZeneca

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the concordance of the most frequently used words by the patients and the physicians to express asthma symptoms and the limitations of daily activities caused by asthma.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-09
• Study First Submitted: 2009-09-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-09-28
• Study First Posted: 2009-09-29
• Status Verified: 2009-12
• Study Completion: 2009-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 2009-12-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 696

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of persistent asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroid-based maintenance treatment for at least 6 months and followed up by the investigator for at least the same period of time

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient with a cardiac disease (congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease)
• Patient with a respiratory disease other than asthma (COPD, sleep apnoea syndrome)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The concordance of the most frequently used words by the patients and the physicians to express asthma symptoms and the limitations of daily activities caused by asthma	Day 1

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The most frequently used words (lexical intensity) by the patient and the physician to express asthma symptoms and the limitations of daily activities.	Day 1
The concordance of words used by physicians and patients according to the level of asthma control (as assessed by ACQ).	Day 1
The actions recommended by the physician or those initiated by the patient and are associated with words that express symptoms.	Day 1

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Research Site; 🇬🇷 Lakonia, Greece