Asthma
Conditions
Keywords
Asthma control
Brief summary
Descriptive study on the management of asthma in asthmatic Middle East adult population : Algeria,Egypt, Irak,Iran, Jordan, Koweit, Lebanon, Qatar,Saudi,Tunisia, UAE
Detailed description
Multicentric, transversal, descriptive, epidemiological study, conducted in a random sample of general practitioner and medical specialist (Pulmonologist and/or allergologist) in the public and the private sector.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Men and women, 18 years of age and older. Asthmatic since at least one year before inclusion. Patient's informed consent obtained.
Exclusion criteria
* Patient concurrently participating to another study. Patient with concomitant pulmonary disease. Patient with psychiatric disorders. Patient consulting for an asthma attack
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asthma control | Up to 1 year | Daytime symptoms Limitation of activities Nocturnal symptoms / awakening Need for reliever /rescue treatment Lung function (PEF or FEV) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| general and sociodemographic patient's characteristics | up to 1 year | sex, age, BMI, educational level, occupation, comorbidities, smoking status, and social security coverage. |
| Identify predictive factors of asthma control, | UP to 1 year | such as age, sex, BMI, smoking status, adherence to treatment, asthma history, comorbidity. |
| asthma control level | Up to 4 weeks | Asthma control test questionnaire : activities at work,breathless,asthma symptoms (wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath;use of rescue inhaler or taken a nebulizer treatment ,asthma assessment |
Countries
Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates