Status:

COMPLETED

Real-world Effectiveness of Combination Therapy in Asthma

Lead Sponsor:

Research in Real-Life Ltd

Collaborating Sponsors:

Mundipharma Research Limited

Conditions:

Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

4-80 years

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate and compare the effectiveness of asthma management in patients with evidence of persistent asthma following a switch in asthma therapy to combination inhaled glucocorticostero...

Detailed Description

Current asthma guidelines in the UK are underpinned by evidence derived from randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Although RCT data are considered the gold standard, patients recruited to asthma RCTs ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged: 4-80 years: Paediatric cohort (aged 4-11 years); Adult cohort (aged 12-69 years); Elderly cohort (aged 70-80 years.
  • Evidence of asthma: i.e. a diagnostic code of asthma or ≥2 prescriptions for asthma at different points in time during the prior year, including one ICS prescription.
  • Be on current asthma therapy: i.e. ≥1 asthma prescriptions in the prior year, and at least 1 other asthma prescription during the same period.
  • Have at least one year of up-to-standard (UTS) baseline data (prior to the IPD) and at least one year of UTS outcome data (following the IPD).

Exclusion

  • Diagnostic read code for chronic respiratory disease (including COPD) at any time
  • On maintenance oral steroid therapy at baseline
  • Any patients receiving a combination inhaler in addition to their separate ICS inhaler in the baseline year.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2001

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

815377 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01141465

Start Date

January 1 2001

End Date

February 1 2010

Last Update

June 10 2010

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