D3.136 - Worse asthma control in patients with asthma and respiratory allergies in the CAPTURE study: Rationale for developing the RespiratoryAllergyOptimiser
Background
It is well known that allergies, in combination with asthma, generally have a negative impact on asthma control. We assessed the association between asthma control and allergies as a post hoc analysis from the CAPTURE study to assess the opportunity for the RespiratoryAllergiesOptimiser.
Method
The CAPTURE study assessed current opportunities for management optimalisation of asthma within primary care in the Netherlands using the AsthmaOptimiser website (MDR EU Medical device class IIa, www.asthmaoptimiser.com). The AsthmaOptimiser assesses triggers, including allergies.
Results
Of the 220 patients with asthma (65% female, 52.1 (±17.9) years old) 60% had uncontrolled asthma. 51% (self-)reported allergies, of which the majority had uncontrolled asthma 71%). Patients with allergies had a mean Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ6) score of 1.3±0.9 compared to those without allergies (1.0±0.8), see Figure 1.
Conclusion
The high proportion of uncontrolled patients reporting allergies, with room for improvement according to the AsthmaOptimiser provides a good rationale for developing a similar tool/ medical device specifically focusing on respiratory allergies: the RespiratoryAllergyOptimiser, which will be evaluated in the Allergy Evaluation and Respiratory Optimisation (AERO) study.
