A multistakeholder Delphi consensus core outcome set for clinical trials in moderate-to-severe asthma (coreASTHMA)

Vickram Tejwani* (Corresponding Author), Hsing-Yuan Chang, Annie P. Tran, Jennifer Al Naber, Florian S. Gutzwiller, Tonya A. Winders, Sandhya Khurana, Kaharu Sumino, Giselle Mosnaim, Rachael M. Moloney, coreASTHMA PANEL

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Abstract

Background Treatments for long-term control of asthma have improved and include a promising but expensive class of biologic therapies. However, the clinical trials evaluating these and other novel treatments have used a variety of different outcomes to evaluate efficacy. The evolution of asthma care calls for a re-examination of outcomes that are most important to patients and other stakeholders. Objective To develop a core set of outcomes to be measured in phase 3 and phase 4 clinical drug trials in patients with moderate-to-severe asthma. Methods We used a robust and in-depth multistakeholder consensus process bringing together patients, clinicians, regulators, payers, health technology assessors, researchers, and product developers to reach consensus on outcomes. We used a modified Delphi method to reach consensus, an approach adapted from the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials Initiative aligned with contemporary methodological standards for core outcome set development. Results The following outcomes were included in the final core set: severe asthma exacerbation, change in asthma control, asthma-specific or severe asthma-specific quality of life, asthma-specific hospital stay (ie, >24-hour stays at any level of care) or admission, and asthma-specific emergency department visit. Conclusion These 5 outcomes represent a minimum set of core outcomes for use in phase 3 and phase 4 clinical drug trials in moderate-to-severe asthma. Consistent collection of these outcomes as minimum, independent of whether additional heterogeneous primary or secondary outcomes are included, will allow for meaningful comparisons of the effect of asthma therapies across clinical trials.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)116-122.e7
Number of pages8
JournalAnnals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Volume127
Issue number1
Early online date27 Mar 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding: This project was supported by contributions received from Chiesi, Genentech, Inc, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Novartis Pharma AG, and UCB Biopharma

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