Phenotyping Responses to Systemic Corticosteroids in the Management of Asthma Attacks
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Brief Summary
This observational study compares the phenotypic variability (clinical and biological) in treatment response to systemic corticosteroids according to the blood eosinophil count and FeNO in physician-diagnosed ≥12-year-old asthmatics presenting with an asthma attack and healthy controls. Multimodal clinical and translational assessments will be performed on 50 physician-diagnosed, ≥12-year-old asthma patients presenting with an asthma attack and 12 healthy controls. These will include a blood eosinophil count, FeNO, and testing for airway infection (conventional sputum cultures and POC nasopharyngeal swabs). People with asthma will be assessed on day 0 and after a 7-day corticosteroid course, with in-home monitoring performed in between.
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for all trials
Started Sep 2022
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 17, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 23, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 18, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 13, 2024
CompletedJune 21, 2024
June 1, 2024
1.6 years
April 17, 2023
June 20, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in FEV1.
Difference in FEV1 (% change and Litre change) before and after prednisone
Baseline and 7 days.
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Change in Visual analogue scale (VAS) dyspnea rating
Baseline and 7 days.
Change in asthma control questionnaire (ACQ-5)
Baseline and 7 days.
Change in FVC
Baseline and 7 days.
Change in FEV1/FVC
Baseline and 7 days.
Change in oscillometry R5-R20
Baseline and 7 days
Study Arms (2)
Exacerbation patients
Age ≥12 years old with physician-diagnosed asthma since \>6 months experiencing an asthma attack with a patient and/or physician decision to initiate a burst of systemic corticosteroids (but not yet started), assessed within 24 hours on weekdays after a screening telephone call.
Healty controls
Age ≥12 years, non-atopic, non-smoking, with normal spirometry and no history of lung disease.
Interventions
Medical history and examination, including vital signs, inhaler technique and adherence check (using prescript refills via the Dossier Santé Québec and/or calls to the community pharmacy), 5-item Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ-5), dyspnea rated on the modified Medical Research Council scale (mMRC), visual analog scale (VAS) for six respiratory symptoms, Pittsburgh Vocal Cord Dysfunction Index, Nijmegen Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
FeNO measurement (NIOX VERO device), pre/post-bronchodilator oscillometry (Tremoflo), and spirometry (including forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) reversibility, FEV1/FVC, peak expiratory flow).
Nasosorption with nasal epithelial lining fluid (NELF), nasal swab for ultrarapid SARS-CoV2 molecular test (ID NOW), nasopharyngeal swab for rapid multiplex PCR viral (BIOFIRE), nasal cytology brushes, blood tests (complete blood count with differential, C-reactive protein, total and specific serum immunoglobulin E, biobank), capillary blood eosinophils (Sight OLO), urine sample (creatinine, biobank), chest x-ray
Medical history and examination, including vital signs, symptom scores (ACQ-5, mMRC), visual analog scale (VAS) for six respiratory symptoms, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, satisfaction questionnaire about point-of-care biomarker measurements, satisfaction questionnaire about point-of-care biomarker measurements: letter and email sent to treating doctor.
FeNO measurement (NIOX VERO device), pre/post-bronchodilator oscillometry (Tremoflo), and spirometry (including forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) reversibility, FEV1/FVC, peak expiratory flow).
SARS-CoV2 Test (ID NOW), nasosorption, nasal cytology brushes, blood tests (complete blood count with differential, C-reactive protein, biobank), capillary blood eosinophils (Sight OLO), urine sample (creatinine, biobank)
ACQ-5, peak flow measurement, and questions about the patient's asthma management.
Eligibility Criteria
Patients ≥12 years old with physician-diagnosed asthma since \>6 months experiencing an asthma attack with a patient and/or physician decision to initiate a burst of systemic corticosteroids (but not yet started) assessed within 24 hours on weekdays after a screening telephone call.
You may qualify if:
- Patients ≥12 years old with physician-diagnosed asthma for \>6 months
- Experiencing an asthma attack with a patient and/or physician's decision to initiate a burst of systemic corticosteroids (but not yet started)
- Assessed within 24 hours on weekdays after a screening telephone call.
- For healthy volunteers: Non-atopic, non-smoking subjects with normal spirometry and no history of lung disease
You may not qualify if:
- Asthma treated with a monoclonal antibody or maintenance oral glucocorticosteroids
- Current smoking
- SARS-CoV-2-positive event
- Significant overlapping cardiopulmonary disease (including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, defined as age \>40 years old AND persistent airflow limitation with FEV1/FVC\<0.7 AND \>10 pack-year smoking history (or alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency))
- Confounding immunological state
- Pregnancy
- Contraindication to oral corticosteroids use
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Université de Sherbrookelead
- Sanofi-Regeneroncollaborator
- Réseau de Recherche en Santé Respiratoire du Québeccollaborator
- Association Pulmonaire du Quebeccollaborator
- BioMérieuxcollaborator
- Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québeccollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Centre de Recherche du CHUS
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H5N4, Canada
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PMID: 37940357DERIVED
Biospecimen
Serum, plasma, whole blood Nasopharingeal swabs Nasosorption for NELF (nasal epithelial lining fluid) Sputum (±induced) Urine sample
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Simon Couillard, MD, MSc.
Université de Sherbrooke
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor, Pulmonologist, Researcher
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 17, 2023
First Posted
May 23, 2023
Study Start
September 1, 2022
Primary Completion
April 18, 2024
Study Completion
June 13, 2024
Last Updated
June 21, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-06