Role of home telemonitoring of lung function using the forced oscillation technique (FOT) in asthma during down-titration of treatment
- Conditions
- AsthmaRespiratory - Asthma
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12617001650381
- Lead Sponsor
- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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