Asthma
Conditions
Brief summary
Effect of Electronic Monitoring and Feedback on Adherence to Easyhaler Controller Medication in Patients with Asthma
Interventions
OTHERReminders and feedback to improve adherence
Subjects will receive reminders and feedback to improve their adherence.
OTHERNo reminders and feedback to improve adherence
Subjects will not receive reminders and feedback to improve their adherence.
Sponsors
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Main inclusion Criteria: * written informed consent * male and female subjects with documented diagnosis of asthma * age 18 to 65 years * ACT score 19 or less at screening * treatment wih oral corticosteroids or hospital or emergency department admission due to asthma exacerbation within the past year * subject's able to use Easyhaler inhalers and comply with study requirements Main
Exclusion criteria
* recent (within 1 month) asthma exacerbation * concomitant major respiratory disease which may complicate the measurement of asthma control * \>20 pack-year history of smoking * recent upper or lower respiratory tract infection * pregnant or lactating female subjects
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mean weekly adherence to controller medication | Weekly during each of the last 6 weeks of treatment | Adherence (percentage of doses taken of the doses prescribed) to controller medication during last six weeks of study |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed