Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:51 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:51 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01729351
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Aged 16-70 years
* Current smokers - explicitly coded in patient records or captured in patient questionnaires
* Evidence of asthma diagnosis and current therapy: ≥2 prescriptions for asthma at different points in time during the baseline year ± a diagnostic code for asthma
* On-going asthma therapy: ≥2 prescription for ICS during the outcome period (i.e. ≥1 prescription in addition to IPD prescription)
* ≥2 years continuous data (i.e. ≥1 year of baseline plus ≥1 year of outcome data)
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients will be excluded from the analysis if they have:
* Any chronic respiratory disease other than asthma
* Are prescribed:
* Maintenance oral steroid therapy during the baseline year
* Combination ICS/long-acting beta agonist (LABA) therapy during baseline year or at IPD
* Multiple ICS prescriptions at IPD or immediately before .
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
16 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT01729351
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01729351