Role of home telemonitoring of lung function using the forced oscillation technique in predicting exacerbations and control among moderate-severe asthmatics during down-titration of treatment: a pragmatic, observational study

Woolcock Institute of Medical Research0 sites40 target enrollmentDecember 22, 2017

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

December 22, 2017

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Sponsor

•Inclusion Criteria:
•above 18 years of age,
•diagnosis of asthma, confirmed by written report from a physician, and
•receiving maintenance asthma treatment at at least Step 4 (on moderate to high dose of ICS (budesonide \>500 mcg/day or fluticasone propionate \>200 mcg/day or equivalent and LABA treatment) of Australian guidelines, and
•ACQ\-5 score \<1\.5, consistent with adequate symptom control,
•All patients will be eligible if their physician is considering stepping down their treatment, from step 4 (the most commonly prescribed asthma treatment in Australia) to step 3, by reducing their regular maintenance inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) dose by 50%, as recommended by Australian guidelines (see http://www.asthmahandbook.org.au/management/adults/stepped\-adjustment/stepping\-down).

•any other confounding major disease or condition as deemed appropriate by investigator, determined by review of medical history and/or patient reported medical history, and
•impaired ability to understand instructions or perform FOT unsupervised.