Developing a questionnaire to help doctors customise asthma management to the needs of individual patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma; Respiratory - Asthma

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000305325
• Lead Sponsor: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-06-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age =14 yrs
2. Doctor diagnosis of asthma
3. Current prescription for salmeterol/fluticasone or formoterol/budesonide

Exclusion Criteria

1. Recent asthma exacerbation (hospitalisation, Emergency Department visit, or steroid tablets for asthma in the previous month)
2. Other major respiratory disease e.g. COPD, or serious uncontrolled medical condition;
3. Patients who are pregnant or lactating or planning pregnancy in the next 2 months
4. Symbicort as Maintenance and Reliever Therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Questionnaire items that are most strongly associated with poor asthma control (Asthma Control Test score <20)[Timepoint for questionnaire: Week 0. Timepoint for assessment of asthma control: weeks 5-8]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) % predicted, measured according to European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guidelines for spirometry.[Week 8]