Telecounselling for Asthma Counseling

Asthma Clinical Trial

Official title:

Telecounselling as a Virtual Platform to Replace On-the-job Training for Asthma Counseling

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05021796
• Other study ID #: 2020/01460
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: September 2021
• Est. completion date: August 2023

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: National University Health System, Singapore
• Contact: Lawrence Siu-Chun Law, MD
• Phone: 919-907-0009
• Email: siu_chun_law[@]nuhs.edu.sg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

In the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, on-the-job training for asthma counseling becomes more difficult. Telecounseling as a training platform becomes a mainstream of training during the pandemic. This study is designed to fill the knowledge gap for telecounseling as a training platform for asthma counseling among nurses.

Description:

Asthma education is essential in improving outcomes in asthma management. Patients with asthma exacerbation frequently present to the urgent care centre or emergency department for emergency treatment. Nurse-led asthma education was considered as beneficial to asthma management. However, not all nursing staff in the urgent care centre and emergency department are equipped with skills to counsel patients regarding their asthma control and inhaler use. It is important to empower the nursing staff with these skills such that the care of patients with asthma is not compromised.

In the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, on-the-job training for asthma counseling becomes more difficult. Asthma counseling trainers were usually in the clean zones but recipients of asthma counseling training were usually in the dirty zones. Telecounseling as a training platform becomes a mainstream of training during the pandemic. Telehealthcare interventions on patients with asthma was proven to reduce hospitalization over a 12-month period in a previous meta-analysis. However, there was no study investigating the efficacy of telecounseling to replace on-the-job training for asthma counseling. This study is designed to fill the knowledge gap for telecounseling as a training platform for asthma counseling among nurses.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: August 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Including criteria:

• registered nurses

• nurses undergoing a training for asthma telecounseling

• age 21 or more.

Excluding criteria:

• nurses with previous training for asthma counseling

• nurses who do not take care of patients with asthma

• Pregnant women

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Asthma

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National University Health System, Singapore

References & Publications (5)

Ali A, Pena SG, Huggins C, Lugo F, Khaja M, Diaz-Fuentes G. Impact of Group Asthma Education on Asthma Control and Emergency Room Visits in an Underserved New York Community. Can Respir J. 2019 Oct 1;2019:5165189. doi: 10.1155/2019/5165189. eCollection 2019. — View Citation

Chiang LC, Hsu JY, Liang WM, Yeh KW, Huang JL. Developing a scale to measure self-efficacy on asthma teaching for health care providers. J Asthma. 2009 Mar;46(2):113-7. doi: 10.1080/02770900802444245. — View Citation

Frey SM, Contento NC, Halterman JS. Nurse-delivered outpatient asthma education for children and caregivers: a pilot study to promote shared asthma management. J Asthma. 2021 Mar;58(3):413-421. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2019.1692028. Epub 2019 Nov 18. — View Citation

McLean S, Chandler D, Nurmatov U, Liu J, Pagliari C, Car J, Sheikh A. Telehealthcare for asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Oct 6;(10):CD007717. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007717.pub2. Review. — View Citation

Spaggiari S, Gehri M, Di Benedetto L, Hafen GM, Pauchard JY, Gervaix A, Pannatier A, Sadeghipour F, Di Paolo ER. Inhalation technique practical skills and knowledge among physicians and nurses in two pediatric emergency settings. J Asthma. 2021 Feb;58(2):190-196. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2019.1674329. Epub 2019 Oct 17. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-efficacy on asthma teaching scale	Chiang LC, Hsu JY, Liang WM, Yeh KW, Huang JL. Developing a scale to measure self-efficacy on asthma teaching for health care providers. J Asthma. 2009;46(2):113-117.	Immediately before and immediately after the telecounseling training
Secondary	Satisfaction of the training	Satisfaction of the training	Immediately after the telecounseling training
Secondary	Qualitative data - Focused Interview with the following specific open-ended questions	What did participants learn from attending Telecounselling?; Are participants more confident in carrying out asthma counselling after attending telecounselling? And why?; Will participants recommend this mode of learning/modelling be added on to future education initiatives on counselling?; Any other good points about this experience?; Any bad points about this experience?	Immediately after the telecounseling training