Evaluating the Need for New Rhinitis Treatment — MEDA  

Rhinitis Clinical Trial

Official title: Evaluating the Need for a New Combination Nasal Spray in the Treatment of Seasonal Rhinitis

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The proposed study will evaluate the unmet therapy need in seasonal rhinitis by aiming to answer the following research questions

1. What is the first prescription of the hay-fever season and how many of these patients are on some form of combination therapy?

2. To what extent does initial therapy not meet clinical need (as measured by need for additional medical intervention in terms of consultations and changes in therapy)?

3. Does treatment for allergic rhinitis differ for asthma Vs non-asthma and seasonal Vs perennial patients?

Clinical Trial Description

Allergic rhinitis is a chronic respiratory disease with a major impact on quality of life. In a study looking at the burden of allergic rhinitis amongst UK patients 75% reported some impact of their allergic rhinitis symptoms on health-related quality of life. Allergic rhinitis currently affects 10-30% of the world population with prevalence and impact continuing to increase. This leads to substantial economic costs both of prescription medication and time taken off work by both patients and carers due to the disease. In view of this, there may be a substantial need for improved therapy or management to ensure that patients with allergic rhinitis can carry out a normal lifestyle.

The proposed study will evaluate the unmet therapy need in seasonal rhinitis by examining the current medication requirements of patients who suffer from seasonal grass-pollen hay fever and determining whether current therapies are sufficient for managing rhinitis.

This study aims to evaluate the unmet therapy need in seasonal rhinitis by -

1. Examining and describing current medication requirements

2. Quantifying the extent of co-prescribing of multiple agents

3. Comparing the effectiveness of current prescription drugs for managing and controlling patient's seasonal rhinitis and using changes in treatment during the hay fever season to determine the effectiveness of current therapy options.

for managing and controlling seasonal rhinitis in primary care patients who suffer from seasonal grass-pollen hay fever. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Rhinitis

• NCT number: NCT01875276
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Research in Real-Life Ltd
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2013
• Completion date: March 2013