Ten year follow-up of subjects from 3 randomized controlled Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) studies.
Completed
- Conditions
- 10038716Astma
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON46716
- Lead Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Cooperation International
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 7
Inclusion Criteria
- Previously enrolled in AIR, RISA or AIR2
- Subjects who received active BT treatment and had last BT treatment at least 10 years follow-up
- Control/Sham subjects with at least 10 years of long-term follow-up
Exclusion Criteria
Severe asthma exacerbation or chest infection in the past 4 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>SAFETY:<br /><br>Absence of clinically significant post-treatment respiratory changes, following<br /><br>BT, defined as bronchiectasis or bronchial stenosis, as confirmed by Pulmonary<br /><br>HRCT scan at the BT 10+ study visit in those subjects who had a baseline HRCT<br /><br>scan in the AIR2 Study.<br /><br><br /><br>EFFECTIVENESS:<br /><br>Durability of the treatment effect by comparing the proportion of subjects who<br /><br>experience severe asthma exacerbations during the first and fifth years after<br /><br>BT treatment with the proportion of subjects who experience severe asthma<br /><br>exacerbations during the 12 month period prior to the BT 10+ study visit.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The following additional endpoints will be evaluated for the 12 month period<br /><br>prior to the BT 10+ study visit and will be compared to the first and fifth<br /><br>years after BT treatment:<br /><br>* Severe asthma exacerbation rates (exacerbations / subject / year)<br /><br>* Emergency room visits for respiratory adverse events (rates of emergency room<br /><br>visits and proportion of subjects with emergency room visits for respiratory<br /><br>adverse events)<br /><br>* Hospitalizations for respiratory adverse events (rates of hospitalizations<br /><br>and proportion of subjects with hospitalizations for respiratory adverse events)<br /><br>* Respiratory Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) (rates of respiratory SAEs, and<br /><br>proportion of subjects with respiratory SAEs)</p><br>