Study type

Study topic

Disease /health condition
Medical device

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Other

If ‘other’, further details on the scope of the study

Exploratory perspective/opinion

Data collection methods

Primary data collection
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Other

Non-interventional study design, other

Exploratory, Survey
Study drug and medical condition

Medical condition to be studied

Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Population studied

Short description of the study population

Patient inclusion criteria
• Clinically stable asthma or COPD diagnosis
• Prescribed inhaler medication
• Age >18 years
• Have switched inhaler type in the last 1 year
Exclusion criteria
• Unable to access questionnaire
• Unable to understand the electronic questionnaire process
• Using a non-MDI/DPI/SMI device

Age groups

  • Adult and elderly population (≥18 years)
    • Adults (18 to < 65 years)
      • Adults (18 to < 46 years)
      • Adults (46 to < 65 years)
    • Elderly (≥ 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) or asthma patients

Estimated number of subjects

300
Study design details

Main study objective

This research aims to gather patient-centric expert opinion to deliver consensus on the impact of switching inhaler type on climate change and the suggestion of green alternatives to switching inhaler types, as well as measure the impact of switching on patients and their personalised healthcare plan.

Data analysis plan

Questionnaires: Descriptive statistics will be used to identify the strength of opinion/knowledge of healthcare workers and patients. Subgroup analysis will be used, as appropriate, between healthcare worker types and differences in patient age, time since inhaler switch, demographic, number of exacerbations, and whether the patient is diagnosed with asthma or COPD.