Weekly reminders boost home monitoring in severe asthma patients
NCT ID NCT07393984
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested whether weekly reminder messages help adults with severe asthma stick to home-based lung function monitoring using a digital device. Thirty patients used the AioCare spirometry system for 12 weeks. Those who got reminders completed more monitoring sessions than those who didn't. No device-related problems were reported.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AioCare home spirometry system (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve how patients with severe asthma manage their condition at home, potentially leading to better symptom control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study is completed, but larger trials are needed to confirm benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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: * Diagnosis of severe asthma according to GINA guidelines. * Age ≥ 18 years. * Ability to correctly perform spirometry maneuvers according to ATS/ERS standards after training. * Access to a smartphone compatible with the AioCare application. * Willingness to participate in weekly home-based spirometry monitoring and telemonitoring for three months. * Stable maintenance asthma therapy for at least four weeks prior to enrollment. * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years. * Diagnosis of other significant respiratory diseases (including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, or bronchiectasis). * Asthma exacerbation requiring hospitalization or systemic corticosteroids within the four weeks prior to enrollment. * Severe psychiatric or cognitive impairment that could interfere with adherence to the monitoring protocol or ability to use the device independently. * Inability to perform acceptable spirometry maneuvers despite training. * Lack of smartphone or internet access required for AioCare telemonitoring. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Refusal or inability to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dr. Victor Babeș Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases and Pulmonology, Timișoara
Timișoara, Timiș County, 300310, Romania
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