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Filter by:Asthma management is based on inhaled therapy, mainly on inhaled glucocorticosteroids (ICS). The efficacy of inhaled therapy depends on type of inhaler and proper inhalation skills. Additionally, in cough variant- or cough predominant asthma aerosol or dry powder of inhaler may tease upper airway and induce cough. The aim of the study is to analyze if type of inhaler (DPI vs MDI) affects the efficacy of the management in cough variant or cough predominant asthma. Twenty two patients with cough variant- or cough predominant asthma will be enrolled into the study. Initially cough severity (in VAS scale), cough related quality of life (in Leicester Cough Questionnaire, LCQ) and number of cough episodes during 2 hours will be estimated. Additionally Asthma Control Test (ACT), Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) and spirometry will be performed. Then, budesonide or budesonide and formoterol will be used in Aerolizer / Breezhaler or pMDI in turn (each for 14 days) in the same doses. Inhalation technique will be checked and if needed corrected. After 14 days and then after 28 days, cough severity, LCQ, number of cough episodes, ACT, AQLQ, spirometry and inhalation technique will be assessed. The results will be based on differences in cough severity, cough related quality of life, asthma related quality of life, control of asthma and number of cough episodes between therapy with DPI and MDI.
Asthma and COPD are common chronic diseases of respiratory system. The correct use of inhalers is crucial in terms of efficacy of the treatment, however both asthma and COPD patients quite frequently misuse the inhalers. The objective of this study is to determine the factors influencing the number of inhalation errors committed by asthma and COPD patients when using the inhalers. In included patients the inhalation technique will be evaluated (by both list of inhalation errors and 4 point scale of proper inhaling) by two observers and the below information will be collected: - general demographic information and education level - information concerning time of diagnosis, the previous course of disease, smoking history, number of previous inhalation techniques training, the sources of information about the inhalation technique and adherence to therapy - Asthma Control Test or COPD Assessment Test (respectively for asthma and COPD) - assessment of quality of life (St. George's Questionnaire for COPD and Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire for asthma) - cognitive functions assessment using Mini-Mental State Examination - the simplified assessment of vision impairments - the results of spirometry
This pilot study will use novel technologies to collect information about the patient experience before and early after starting Fasenra (benralizumab) as standard of care for severe uncontrolled asthma in a real-world setting, to determine how the experience changes over time. Any detection of an early, subjective first-dose effect in this pilot study will be further validated in a larger follow-up study.
Birth cohort study with recruitment during pregnancy to determine prenatal and perinatal conditions, as well as genetic and epigenetic factors, that participate in the early setting of immune responses, and the role of these in the later determination of the risk of allergic diseases, asthma, and metabolic conditions in the offspring.
The main aim of this study is to investigate the change in asthma control after 6 months of therapy in patients treated with benralizumab biologic therapy for severe eosinophilic asthma under real-life conditions in a pulmonary care setting in Germany. The study also aims to investigate Quality-of-Life (QoL), the early treatment response, treatment effectiveness and the change in asthma control over time, following benralizumab therapy. This study will also describe the physician-chosen reasons for starting beralizumab therapy or switching to benralizumab therapy.
Real-life, observational, retrospective, multicenter study to evaluate the effects of anti-IL5 biological treatments on blood total IgE Levels in atopic patients with severe eosinophilic asthma.
Asthma is a common, complex and costly chronic condition. Moreover, asthma is heterogeneous in terms of treatment response. This heterogeneity contributes to the difficulty in both studying and treating asthma. This is a pilot study to improve health outcomes in youths with difficult to treat asthma with ongoing symptoms and healthcare utilization despite medium to high doses of inhaled corticosteroids. Asthma heterogeneity in both disease pathophysiology and treatment response contributes to the difficulty in both studying and managing asthma. In order to begin to develop personalized algorithms for patients, investigators need to model novel biomarkers and other factors that contribute to individual differences in asthma outcome and test other factors that contribute to individual differences in asthma outcome and test personalized treatment strategies.
Study is looking at the development of tolerance to methacholine following regular use of ipratropium bromide in mild asthmatics.
This is a multicentre, randomised, open-label, parallel-group, active-controlled, phase IV study to assess the reduction of daily Symbicort® maintenance to anti-inflammatory reliever treatment only in participants with severe eosinophilic asthma on Fasenra® treatment, while maintaining asthma control.
This is a retrospective clinical study on adult patients (18 years or more) with biological therapy for severe asthma at the Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH). This is a real-life study with a broader patient population than in a randomized controlled trial. Omalizumab has been used for treatment of asthma in HUCH since January 2009, anti-IL5 therapies starting with mepolizumab since April 2016.