A randomised controlled trial of the effect of a connected inhaler system on medication adherence in uncontrolled asthmatic patients
This study evaluated the effect of different elements of a connected inhaler system (CIS), comprising clip-on inhaler sensors, a patient-facing app and a healthcare professional (HCP) dashboard, on adherence to asthma maintenance therapy.
This was an open-label, parallel-group, 6-month, randomised controlled trial in adults with uncontrolled asthma (asthma control test (ACT) score less than 20) on fixed-dose inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β-agonist maintenance therapy (n=437). All subjects received fluticasone furoate/vilanterol ELLIPTA dry-powder inhalers for maintenance and salbutamol/albuterol metered-dose inhalers for rescue, with a sensor attached to each inhaler. Participants were randomised to one of five CIS study arms (allocation ratio 1:1:1:1:1) reflecting the recipient of the data feedback from the sensors, as follows: 1) maintenance use to participants and HCPs (n=87); 2) maintenance use to participants (n=88); 3) maintenance and rescue use to participants and HCPs (n=88); 4) maintenance and rescue use to participants (n=88); and 5) no feedback (control) (n=86).
For the primary endpoint, observed mean±sd adherence to maintenance therapy over months 4–6 was 82.2±16.58% (n=83) in the "maintenance to participants and HCPs" arm and 70.8±27.30% (n=85) in the control arm. The adjusted least squares mean±se was 80.9±3.19% and 69.0±3.19%, respectively (study arm difference: 12.0%, 95% CI 5.2–18.8%; p<0.001...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Moore, A., Preece, A., Sharma, R., Heaney, L. G., Costello, R. W., Wise, R. A., Ludwig-Sengpiel, A., Mosnaim, G., Rees, J., Tomlinson, R., Tal-Singer, R., Stempel, D. A., Barnes, N. Tags: Asthma and allergy Original Articles: Asthma Source Type: research
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