To Assess the Management of Patients on Global Initiative of Asthma (GINA) Step 4 and 5 Treatment in Hong Kong

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

This study aims to prospectively assess the asthma control and management of asthma patients who are on step 4, 5 asthma of GINA in Hong Kong (on at least medium-dose ICS-LABA as controller therapy for asthma) and also observe their exacerbations over 2 years. In addition, this study will also assess patients who are on biologics for their suitability and outcome. The investigators hope this study will be able to provided data regarding the management and outcome of patients who have difficult-to-treat and severe asthma. The investigators plan to build a biologic registry for asthma that would be able to help local doctors to gain experience to the use of these new and expensive medications. This is a multi-centre study involving public hospitals in Hong Kong. This study is important as this will generate local data for healthcare planning for severe asthma in Hong Kong.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Asthma patients with age ≥18. Asthma is defined as those with a consistent history and prior documented evidence of variable airflow obstruction.

• Subjects on steps 4 and 5 of GINA asthma therapy

Locations
Other Locations
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITING
Shatin
Contact Information
Primary
Fanny WS Ko, MD
fannyko@cuhk.edu.hk
85235053133
Backup
David SC Hui, MD
dschui@cuhk.edu.hk
85235053133
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-03-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 500
Treatments
Severe asthma patients
on step 4\& 5 of GINA treatment
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Chinese University of Hong Kong

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