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Registration number
ACTRN12612000966897
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
6/09/2012
Date registered
7/09/2012
Date last updated
19/07/2019
Date data sharing statement initially provided
19/07/2019
Date results information initially provided
19/07/2019
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Does a simple asthma ‘step-up’ regime based on the Asthma Control Test (ACT) score improve asthma outcomes? A pilot study.
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Scientific title
Does a simple asthma ‘step-up’ regime based on the Asthma Control Test (ACT) score improve asthma outcomes? A pilot study.
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Secondary ID [1]
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ACT01
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Asthma
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Condition category
Condition code
Respiratory
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Asthma
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Use of the ACT (Asthma Control Test) to guide an increase in asthma therapy. If ACT score is below 20, treatment is increased for 3 months. Treatment is in the form of asthma inhalers, and the investigators have discretion as to which drugs/doses are used
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Drugs
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Comparator / control treatment
Participants act as their own historical controls, with the first 3 monhs of the trial being the control period.
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Change in ACT score from baseline
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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End of study (6 months)
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Proportion of patients with severe asthma exacerbations. Assessed by asking the participant
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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End of study (6 months)
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Number of severe asthma exacerbations. Assessed by asking the participant
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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End of study (6 months)
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Doctor diagnosis of asthma
Aged 16-55
ACT score of less than or equal to 19 out of 25
Prescription of a short acting bronchodilator, or an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) plus short acting bronchodilator
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Minimum age
16
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Maximum age
55
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
Treatment with long acting beta agonist (LABA)
A diagnosis of COPD, bronchiectasis or pulmonary fibrosis
Any other safety concern at the Investigator’s discretion
Inability to understand the study requirements and/or give informed consent to participate
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Open-label
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
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Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
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Intervention assignment
Single group
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Other design features
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Phase
Not Applicable
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Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
10/09/2012
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Actual
1/11/2012
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
1/01/2014
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
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Actual
30/06/2014
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Sample size
Target
100
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Accrual to date
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Final
93
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Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1]
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New Zealand
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State/province [1]
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Commercial sector/Industry
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Name [1]
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GlaxoSmithKline
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Address [1]
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Amp Centre Level 8/29 Customs Street West Auckland 1010
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Country [1]
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New Zealand
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Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
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Name
GlaxoSmithKline
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Address
Amp Centre Level 8/29 Customs Street West Auckland 1010
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Country
New Zealand
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Northern A
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Not known
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Ethics committee country [1]
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New Zealand
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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28/08/2012
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Ethics approval number [1]
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12/NTA/4
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Summary
Brief summary
Asthma outcomes are poor, despite effective medications. Patients are often satisfied with their asthma despite poor control; this satisfaction with their level of control is reported to their GP, and therefore there is often no driver towards an increase in medication.
Asthma control assessment by GPs is currently subjective; GPs are more likely to recognise the need to change treatment if they use an objective measure
The Asthma Control Test (ACT) score is a simple, objective measure of asthma control, not commonly used by New Zealand GPs
ACT scores of less than or equal to 19 reflect poorly controlled asthma and scores greater than or equal to 20 reflect controlled asthma.
The aim of the study is to see if a simple asthma "Step-Up" regime based on the objective ACT Score improves asthma outcomes
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Trial website
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Trial related presentations / publications
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Public notes
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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Dr Shaun Holt
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Address
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Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600. Wellington 6140
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64292001111
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Fax
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Dr Shaun Holt
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Address
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100 Munro Road, Te Puna, RD7. Tauranga 3179
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 29 200 11 11
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Dr Shaun Holt
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Address
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100 Munro Road, Te Puna, RD7. Tauranga 3179
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 29 200 11 11
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Fax
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Email
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Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No
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No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment
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What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
Results publications and other study-related documents
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Study results article
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Holt S, Patel M, Weatherall M, Beasley R, Montgome...
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DOI
Embase
Cohort study of a simple 'Step-Up' regimen with the Asthma Control Test.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.12468
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