Smart inhaler gadget aims to tame tough asthma
NCT ID NCT06908421
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a smart inhaler cap and mobile app can help adults with poorly controlled asthma use their inhaler correctly and take their medication as prescribed. Sixty participants will use the smart system for one year while continuing their usual asthma treatment. Researchers will track changes in airway inflammation, asthma control, and inhaler technique to see if the technology makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Trimbow pMDI (a single-inhaler triple therapy with an inhaled corticosteroid, a long-acting beta-agonist, and a long-acting muscarinic antagonist)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a smart platform helps people with asthma use their inhaler correctly and stick to their medication, leading to better asthma control and fewer flare-ups.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 60 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. It also relies on people consistently using the app and smart cap, which may not happen in real life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Asthma patients above 18 years of age, with objectively verified diagnosis of asthma according to GINA, uncontrolled T2 inflammation (FeNO \>25ppm) on BDP/FF/G inhalation treatment with prescribed rescue medication (SABA).
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients ≥18 years of age. 2. Objectively verified leading diagnosis of asthma according to GINA 3. FeNO \>25 ppb. 4. Treated with Trimbow 87/5/9 pMDI for \>4 weeks before enrolment, 1. with prescribed rescue medication (SABA). 2. with and without prescription of a spacer. 5. Being literate Danish. 6. Having a personal Android/iOS phone and 4G/5G internet connection. 7. Comfortable using a smart phone and Bluetooth enabled Digital Devices. 8. Willingness to participate in the study, understand the written patient information and being able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participation in a clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to enrolment into the present study or planned enrolment in a clinical trial during the observational period. 2. Use of systemic corticosteroid as maintenance treatment. 3. Treated with biologics (that is monoclonal antibodies). 4. Concomitant diagnosis of COPD. 5. Lung cancer or history of lung cancer. 6. Respiratory tract infection/exacerbation within 4 weeks prior to enrolment. 7. Use of oral corticosteroids within 4 weeks before enrolment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital
RECRUITINGAarhus, Central Jutland, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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Copenhagen University Hospital-Hvidovre
RECRUITINGHvidovre, Capital Region, DK-2650, Denmark
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