Effectiveness of prescribing similar vs dissimilar devices for COPD management (phase 1)

Study type

• Study topic:
  Medical device
• Study type:
  Non-interventional study
• Scope of the study:
  Effectiveness study (incl. comparative)
• Data collection methods:
  Secondary data collection

Non-interventional study

• Non-interventional study design:
  Cross-sectional

Study drug and medical condition

• Medical condition to be studied:
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Population studied

• Short description of the study population:
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients aged ≥ 40 years who have ≥ 2 different inhaled treatments
• Age groups:
  Adults (46 to < 65 years)

  Adults (65 to < 75 years)

  Adults (75 to < 85 years)

  Adults (85 years and over)
• Special population of interest:
  Other
• Special population of interest, other:
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
• Estimated number of subjects:
  53817

Study design details

• Main study objective:
  •List of therapies available and inhaler devices prescribed for COPD management in a UK patient population•Categorisation of inhaler devices based on similarities in required inhalation speed and strength for correct use (i.e. groups of similar devices) •Patterns of inhaler device prescriptions, focusing on co-prescriptions for similar and dissimilar devices
• Data analysis plan:
  Phase 1 of the study will involve a categorisation (based on required inhalation technique) and descriptive summary of commonly prescribed devices for COPD management.