NCT02031263

Efficacy of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Korean

Efficacy of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Korean Patients With Severe Asthma

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Asan Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators will find out if bronchial thermoplasty shows efficacy in reducing acute exacerbation and improving quality of life for uncontrolled asthma in Korea through this research. US FDA approved this procedure and CE mark was taken in Europe. Many procedure was performed in Western countries. Korean FDA have approved this procedure in 2013. However, no procedure was performed in Korea, and the data is rare in Asian countries. In this study, investigators will examine the efficacy of this procedure in Korean asthmatics.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	bronchial thermoplasty system	Check on the quality of life, emergency room uses, and sudden progress of the disease of the patients before and after the treatment by using bronchial thermoplasty system by using paired t test.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-02-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2014-01-09
• Last updated: 2014-08-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea