Survey on the Effect of Health Related Quality of Life (QOL) Associated With Compliance of Carbocisteine in Asthma Patients
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The objectives of this study are to investigate the influence on HR-QOL (SF-36 v2) resulting from the compliance of MUCODYNE Tablets or MUCODYNE DS (Dry Syrup) 50% in asthma patients whose control levels are partly controlled or uncontrolled.
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Detailed Description
Period: 2012-2013 Observation Time: 0 week, 4 week
Matters investigated:
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QOL determination using SF-36 v2
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Medication compliance (VAS scale)
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Gender, age, diagnosis, asthma subtype, severity, duration of disease, level of asthma control, concomitant drugs, comorbidities, smoking, alcohol, work
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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SEARCH Study Group
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Score of SF-36 [4 week]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- HR-QOL condition of asthma patients with phlegm [0 week]
- Medication compliance: measured by patient response to visual analog scale [4 week]
- Relation between a medication compliance measured by patient response to visual analog scale and change of HR-QOL from baseline at 4 weeks [0 week, 4 week]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Male and female patients ≥ 20 years of age
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Outpatients
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Patients with mild or moderate persistent asthma
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Patients with phlegm
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Patients whose levels of asthma control are partly controlled or uncontrolled
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Patients who are planned to treat MUCODYNE
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Patients who voluntarily submitted written consent forms upon participation in this study
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients with a history of adverse reactions to carbocisteine
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Patients with serious cardiac, hepatic, renal, pulmonary, or hematological disease
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Patients with the possibility of pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
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Patients with complication of malignancy
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Current smoker
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Patients with definitive diagnosis for COPD
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Other patients whom investigators or subinvestigators considered inappropriate to participate in this study
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Senzoku Respiratory Disease and Allergy Clinic | Ota-ku | Tokyo | Japan | 145-0063 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd
Investigators
- Study Chair: Akito Saegusa, Mr., Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- SEARCH-2012