A 6 Months NIS to Evaluate the Use of Rescue Medication and Quality of Life in Adult Asthmatic Subjects Treated With Symbicort® SMART®

NCT ID: NCT00884689

Last Updated: 2011-03-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-04-30

Study Completion Date

2010-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to describe the use of rescue medication and quality of life in adult asthmatic patients, either treated with SYMBICORT SMART® (regular dose according to physician's prescription and the current summary of product characteristics - SPC) or treated with a free combination of ICS plus LABA plus as needed SABA prescribed by the physician.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Asthma

Keywords

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Symbicort SMART Free Combination GCS/LABA treatment

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Groups

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1

Asthma patient with specific treatment

No interventions assigned to this group

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Asthma patient on different specific treatment compared to the other group

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Confirmed diagnosis of asthma demonstrating a reversible obstruction during the last 5 years prior to visit 1.
* Patients being prescribed either Symbicort SMART or a free combination of ICS and LABA with SABA as rescue inhaler and being on that treatment for at least 3 month.
* A history (documented in the patient's file) of at least one severe asthma exacerbation within 24 months prior to visit 1 but not within the last 30 days prior to Visit 1.
* A severe asthma exacerbation is defined as a deterioration of asthma leading to at least one of the following:

* Oral/systemic GCS treatment due to asthma for at least 3 days
* Unscheduled health-care visit due to asthmaHospitalization or emergency room visit because of asthma requiring treatment with oral/systemic GCS

Exclusion Criteria

* Intake of oral, rectal, or parenteral GCS within 30 days prior to visit
* Use of ß-blocking agents
* Respiratory infection affecting the asthma, as judged by the investigator, within 30 days prior to visit 1.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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ClinResearch, GmbH

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Vice President Medical

Principal Investigators

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Kai Richter, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

AstraZeneca

Locations

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Aschaffenburg, , Germany

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Bad Lippspringe, , Germany

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Bad Sassendorf, , Germany

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Bergkamen, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Bochum, , Germany

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Bonn, , Germany

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Braunschweig, , Germany

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Buchholz, , Germany

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Chemnitz, , Germany

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Coswig, , Germany

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Cottbus, , Germany

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Dortmund, , Germany

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Dresden, , Germany

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Düsseldorf, , Germany

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Frankfurt, , Germany

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Fürth, , Germany

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Gelsenkirchen, , Germany

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Gütersloh, , Germany

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Halle, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Ketzin, , Germany

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Köthen, , Germany

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Leipzig, , Germany

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Löhne, , Germany

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Lübeck, , Germany

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Lüdenscheid, , Germany

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Marburg, , Germany

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Marl, , Germany

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Mittelbach, , Germany

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Mühlhausen, , Germany

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Mülheim, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Oschersleben, , Germany

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Potsdam, , Germany

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Remscheid, , Germany

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Saarlouis, , Germany

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Schwetzingen, , Germany

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Steinhagen, , Germany

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Stockach, , Germany

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Wedel, , Germany

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Wesseling, , Germany

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Weyhe, , Germany

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Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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NIS-RDE-SYM-2009/1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id