Uncontrolled asthma, LABA response heterogeneity Ongecontroleerd astma, LABA respons heterogeniteit
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Between 6-18 years of age - Doctor's diagnosis of asthma based on FEV1 reversibility >= 12% ever and/or bronchial hyperresponsiveness ever - Current asthma symptoms (based on ACT (>= 12 years) or C-ACT (= 3 months before inclusion (start dosage ICS, treatment step 2 according to childhood asthma guideline NVK) - Adequate inhalation technique - Self-assessed good adherence to maintenance asthma treatment - Understanding of the Dutch language - Internet access at home, willing to fill in internet questionnaires
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Active smoking - Congenital heart disease - Serious lung disease other than asthma (Cystic Fibrosis, Primairy Ciliary Dyskinesia, congenital lung disorders, severe immune disorders, severe trancheamalacia) - LABA use in past 6 months - Omalizumab use - ICU admission in the previous year
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of asthma control based on repeated measurement analysis of (childhood)-Asthma Control Test after 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Improvement of asthma control based on repeated measurement analysis of (childhood)-Asthma Control Test after 6 months - time to ACT >= 20 - change in asthma-related quality of life scores - change in fatigue score - school absences - exacerbations (oral corticosteroids use, ER visits, hospital admissions) - time to first exacerbation - amount of changes in therapy at t=3 months - change in lung function (FEV1 pre- and postbronchodilator) at t=3 and t=6 months - change in FeNO at t=3 and t=6 months - change in nasal gene expression and nasal gene methylation in relation to the treatment effect at t=3 and t=6 months - Incremental cost per Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) - Incremental costs per avoided exacerbation | — |