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Study NCT ID: NCT02618551
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2022-01-05
First Post: 2015-11-26
Is NOT Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma With Dynamic Hyperinflation
Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: Evaluation of the Efficiency of Bronchial Thermoplasty on Dynamic Hyperinflation in Uncontrolled Severe Asthma
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2021-12
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: HEAT-SA
Brief Summary: Bronchial thermoplasty is a treatment for severe asthma that consist in decreasing the thickness of bronchial muscle by heat using a catheter inserted into the bronchi under direct vision with the help of an endoscope This treatment has shown efficacy on symptoms, quality of life and the number of exacerbations related to severe asthma.

This clinical study evaluates the efficiency of this treatment on the dynamic hyperinflation phenomenon (worsening of bronchial obstruction during exercise in patients with asthma contributing to worsening shortness of breath).
Detailed Description: Bronchial thermoplasty is a recently validated bronchoscopic technique for the management of severe asthma that treats smooth muscle by radiofrequency to reduce its thickness. This procedure leads to improved asthma control and quality of life, but also to decreased exacerbations frequency and number of emergencies hospitalizations. This treatment requires 3 procedures every 3 to 4 weeks.

The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying its effectiveness need to be better understood for an improved selection of best candidates. In particular, there is a discrepancy between the improvement observed in symptoms (ACQ), quality of life (AQLQ) and the lack of improvement in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1). Investigator assume that this paradox is due to an efficiency appearing at effort, targeting dynamic hyperinflation phenomenon.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of bronchial thermoplasty on dynamic hyperinflation in severe asthma. The secondary objectives are to assess the effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty (ACQ, AQLQ) in a selected population of patients with dynamic hyperinflation and to describe bronchial wall structural changes by probe-based confocal LASER endomicroscopy (pCLE).

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: