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Last refreshed on: 7 December 2015
Main ID:  NCT01974921
Date of registration: 22/10/2013
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Public title: Study of Physiopathological Mechanisms and Results of Treatment With Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Asthma
Scientific title: Study of Physiopathological Mechanisms and Results of Treatment With Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Asthma
Date of first enrolment: September 2013
Target sample size: 15
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01974921
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Basic Science  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Spain
Contacts
Name:     Alfons Torrego, M.D.
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Name:     Alfons Torrego, M.D.
Address: 
Telephone: 0034 936655972
Email: atorrego@santpau.cat
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients under 18 years old.

- Severe persistent asthma according to GINA.

- Inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting ß2 agonist (LABA).

- Other medications for asthma, as oral corticosteroids, anti-IgE, theofiline, etc. are
also acceptable.

- Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) < 7

- Asthma Control Test (ACT) < 19

- = 2 exacerbations in last year

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of cigarette smoking with > 15 pack/years.

- Other respiratory diseases.

- Comorbidity that can justify the symptoms of the patients.

- Life-threating unstable asthma.

- Any contraindication to perform a bronchoscopy (respiratory insufficiency,
coagulation abnormalities, allergy to sedative drugs, etc.)



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Asthma
Intervention(s)
Device: ALAIR Catheter. Radiofrequency system.
Primary Outcome(s)
Bronchial smooth muscle. [Time Frame: Change from baseline in bronchial smooth muscle at 6 months post-treatment..]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Radiological findings (thorax HRCT scan) [Time Frame: Change from baseline in radiological findings at 6 months post-treatment.]
Number of exacerbations [Time Frame: Change from baseline in number of exacerbations at 6 months post-treatment.]
Respiratory function [Time Frame: Change from baseline in respiratory function at 6 months post-treatment.]
Questionnaire of asthma control (ACT) [Time Frame: Change from baseline in ACT at 6 months post-treatment.]
Number of hospitalizations [Time Frame: Change from baseline in number of hospitalizations at 6 months post-treatment.]
Questionnaire of Quality of life (AQLQ) [Time Frame: Change from baseline in AQLQ at 6 months post-treatment.]
Inflammatory markers [Time Frame: Change from baseline in biological inflammatory markers at 6 months post-treatment.]
Secondary ID(s)
IIBSP-TER-2013-70
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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