Virtual Care In Pediatric Asthma

Asthma in Children Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Virtual Care Given To Child Patients With Asthma On Disease Management And Quality

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05500287
• Other study ID #: IRB.E.57802
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 14, 2021
• Est. completion date: April 20, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: August 2022
• Source: Ege University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of virtual care for children with asthma on the disease management and quality of life of children with asthma.

Description:

After children were randomized by protocol number, they completed the child information form, the quality of life scale of the child with asthma, and the asthma control test at the first interview. PEF meter and asthma diary were given at the first interview. Children in the virtual care group received online training in four modules within the first month.The virtual group provided counseling services by phone and video conference for six months. The control group received the standard care provided in the clinic. Asthma diary data were collected from both groups at the end of each month

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 97
• Est. completion date: April 20, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: February 20, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 7 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• having a smartphone or tablet with internet connection, parents and patient willing to maintain a daily log of symptoms and medication use

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children who had mental problems, had not attended at least one of the training and did not send at least one month of their asthma diary were excluded from the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Asthma
• Asthma in Children

Intervention

Other:
• Virtual Care
Children in the virtual care group had distance asthma education, case management and virtual care

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ege University	Izmir

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ege University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from baseline in symptom number	The children were given a asthma diary to track their daily symptom of asthma. Asthma diary includes symptoms of wheezing, cough, activity limitation, sleep disturbance and response fo the use of rescue medication. The diary includes also peakflow meter values for two times per day. A sympyom day means any day for which child recorded any symptom, or reported the use of rescue medication. Children and families kept an asthma diary throughout the study and sent it to the researcher every 4 weeks	first, third and the sixth month
Secondary	Change from baseline in quality of life	The Pediatric Asthma Child Quality of Life Scale score was collected through internet	Baseline and sixth month