Overview
The purpose of this registry aims is to collect a large number of patients with mild and moderate asthma in a real-word conditions for a perspective observation of epidemiological evolution of the disease in relation to the therapeutic interventions available currently and in the near future.
Description
To represent real-world mild moderate Italian asthmatics, all adults with diagnosed asthma by specialist, according GINA (Global Initiative for Asthma) document, attending respiratory or allergy clinic for a scheduled visit are eligible for study enrollment. If inclusion/exclusion criteria are satisfied, a written consent to participate in the study will be obtained and an informative leaflet for the patient and his/her general practitioners will be delivered.
Subjects follow up will be scheduled according with GINA document and center plan (6 or 12 months follow up visit).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients
- Asthma diagnosis according GINA 2020 algorithm (Annex 1)
- Patients enrolled in other previous or ongoing observational studies
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe asthma patients according International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma. [Chung KF et al. European Respiratory Journal Feb 2014, 43 (2) 343-373; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00202013 (Annex 2)]
- Subjects are excluded from this cohort if they exhibit interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary neoplasms, current lung infections, immunological disorders leading to the use of immunosuppressants or continuous treatment with oral steroids.