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Clinical characteristics of the Wessex AsThma CoHort of difficult asthma (WATCH)

Clinical characteristics of the Wessex AsThma CoHort of difficult asthma (WATCH)
Clinical characteristics of the Wessex AsThma CoHort of difficult asthma (WATCH)
Background: The Wessex AsThma CoHort of difficult asthma (WATCH) is a large prospective observational cohort study established at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) UK in 2015. Patients are enrolled from the UHS tertiary difficult asthma clinic. Aim: WATCH aims to improve understanding of the nature of difficult asthma in clinical practice. Here we report enrolment clinical characteristics. Methods: Patients undergo extensive clinical characterisation and phenotyping at enrolment using collated historical data plus objective clinical measurements. 380 patients have been enrolled to date with annual follow-up thereafter. Results: (as below) Conclusion: The cohort predominantly consists of female, middle-aged, atopic and obese patients whose disease often began before adulthood. The cohort showed high prevalence for maintenance oral steroids and omalizumab. WATCH provides a well-characterised cohort of patients to facilitate real-life difficult asthma research.
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Djukanovic, Ratko
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Mistry, Heena, Azim, Adnan, Harvey, Matt A E, Thirlwall, Yvette, Barber, Clair, Haitchi, Hans Michael, Newell, Colin, Djukanovic, Ratko, Howarth, Peter H and Kurukulaaratchy, Ramesh J (2018) Clinical characteristics of the Wessex AsThma CoHort of difficult asthma (WATCH). European Respiratory Journal, 52 (Supplement 62). (doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa1085).

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Abstract

Background: The Wessex AsThma CoHort of difficult asthma (WATCH) is a large prospective observational cohort study established at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) UK in 2015. Patients are enrolled from the UHS tertiary difficult asthma clinic. Aim: WATCH aims to improve understanding of the nature of difficult asthma in clinical practice. Here we report enrolment clinical characteristics. Methods: Patients undergo extensive clinical characterisation and phenotyping at enrolment using collated historical data plus objective clinical measurements. 380 patients have been enrolled to date with annual follow-up thereafter. Results: (as below) Conclusion: The cohort predominantly consists of female, middle-aged, atopic and obese patients whose disease often began before adulthood. The cohort showed high prevalence for maintenance oral steroids and omalizumab. WATCH provides a well-characterised cohort of patients to facilitate real-life difficult asthma research.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 19 November 2018
Venue - Dates: European Respiratory Society Annual congress, , Paris, France, 2018-09-15 - 2018-09-19

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Local EPrints ID: 435577
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/435577
ISSN: 0903-1936
PURE UUID: f72670a5-9a96-492a-b770-29d5b8a52962
ORCID for Clair Barber: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5335-5129
ORCID for Ratko Djukanovic: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-5612
ORCID for Ramesh J Kurukulaaratchy: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-2400

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Date deposited: 12 Nov 2019 17:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 02:49

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Author: Heena Mistry
Author: Adnan Azim
Author: Matt A E Harvey
Author: Yvette Thirlwall
Author: Clair Barber ORCID iD
Author: Hans Michael Haitchi
Author: Colin Newell
Author: Peter H Howarth

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