Effectiveness of a Maintenance and Reliever Digihaler System in Asthma : 24-Week Randomized Study (CONNECT2)

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BACKGROUND: Digital health tools have been shown to help address challenges in asthma control, including inhaler technique, treatment adherence, and short-acting β2-agonist overuse. The maintenance and reliever Digihaler System (DS) comprises 2 Digihaler inhalers (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol and albuterol) with an associated patient App and web-based Dashboard. Clinicians can review patients' inhaler use and Digihaler inhalation parameter data to support clinical decision-making.

OBJECTIVE: CONNECT2 evaluated asthma control in participants using the DS versus standard-of-care (SoC) maintenance and reliever inhalers.

METHODS: Participants (13 years or older) with uncontrolled asthma (Asthma Control Test [ACT] score <19) were randomized 4:3 (open-label) to the DS (n = 210) or SoC (n = 181) for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients achieving well-controlled asthma (ie, an ACT score ≥20 or increase from baseline of ≥3 units at week 24).

RESULTS: There was an 88.7% probability that participants using the DS would have greater odds of achieving improvement in asthma control compared with SoC after 24 weeks. The mean odds ratio (95% credible interval) for DS versus SoC was 1.35 (0.846-2.038), indicating a 35% higher odds of improved asthma control with the DS. The DS group had more clinician-participant interactions versus SoC, mainly addressing a poor inhaler technique. DS participants' maintenance treatment adherence was good (month 1: 79.2%; month 6: 68.6%); reliever use decreased by 38.2% versus baseline. App and Dashboard usability was rated "good.".

CONCLUSION: The positive results in asthma control in this study after 24 weeks demonstrate the effectiveness of the DS in asthma management.

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CommentIn: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Feb;12(2):396-398. - PMID 38336396

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice - 12(2024), 2 vom: 03. Feb., Seite 385-395.e4

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mosnaim, Giselle S [VerfasserIn]
Hoyte, Flavia C L [VerfasserIn]
Safioti, Guilherme [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Randall [VerfasserIn]
Hill, Tanisha D [VerfasserIn]
Li, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Sagalovich, Katja [VerfasserIn]
DePietro, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Wechsler, Michael E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

51333-22-3
Adherence
Albuterol
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Asthma
Asthma control
Bronchodilator Agents
Budesonide
Digital inhaler system
Drug Combinations
Effectiveness
Ethanolamines
Formoterol Fumarate
Journal Article
QF8SVZ843E
Randomized
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SABA usage
W34SHF8J2K

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Feb;12(2):396-398. - PMID 38336396

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaip.2023.11.037

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NLM36531112X