Extrafine Beclometasone Dipropionate/Formoterol NEXThaler on Device Usability, Adherence, Asthma Control and Quality of Life. A Panhellenic Prospective, Non-Interventional Observational Study in Patients with Asthma-The NEXT-Step Study.

ABSTRACT: The fixed combination of extrafine beclometasone dipropionate 100 μg/formoterol 6 μg (extrafine BDP/F) delivered by NEXThaler has proved to be effective in patients with moderate-to-severe asthma in terms of lung function, symptoms and asthma control. The aim of this study was to investigate the usability/satisfaction of NEXThaler and adherence to treatment in asthma patients not well controlled by low-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). This was a 6-month prospective, multicenter, open-label, observational study in 661 patients with asthma not well controlled by low-dose ICS according to the physician's clinical assessment, which have received regular treatment with extrafine BDP/F NEXThaler. Feeling of Satisfaction with Inhaler (FSI), treatment adherence with self-reported Morisky scale,

SUBMITTER: Bakakos P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8876660 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature