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Presenteeism in Severe Asthma Treated by Biotherapyasthma

NCT04463589 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 174

Last updated 2025-12-23

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Summary

Severe asthma is a condition characterized by a lower sensitivity to high doses of inhaled corticosteroids combined with a second controller, most often a long-acting bronchodilator. It concerns approximately 5% of asthmatics. Treatment failure and co-morbidities induced by systemic corticosteroid therapy can cause debilitating dyspnea, limited physical activity, and impaired quality of life. Severe asthma could therefore be associated with major presenteeism, defined as the presence of an employee at work despite his health issues and which implies a limitation of the employee's productive capacity. Uncontrolled asthma and co-morbidities of asthma have been shown to be associated with a decrease in work productivity that includes absenteeism and presenteeism. Although there is little data, a recent study found a decline in work productivity in severe asthma. Various factors associated with presenteeism could be involved, such as asthma control, frequency and severity of exacerbations, comorbidities, or treatments.

Biotherapies targeting the signaling pathways involved in airway inflammation improve asthma control, decrease the frequency of asthma exacerbations which are major determinants of quality of life, improve lung function, and allow oral steroid sparing. Biotherapies could therefore be associated with a decrease in presenteeism.

The objective of the study is to describe the evolution of presenteeism at work, evaluated by the WPAI: Asthma, after 6 months of treatment by biotherapy and to identify factors associated with this evolution

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Lille

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cécile Chenivesse, MD,PhD · University Hospital, Lille

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2024-06-10
Completion
2024-06-10

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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