A Comparison of Management Strategies of Asthma in Pregnancy

Asthma Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Comparison of Management Strategies of Asthma in Pregnancy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01824316
• Other study ID #: 2012E0508
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 21, 2013
• Last updated: April 3, 2013
• Start date: January 2013
• Est. completion date: March 2013

Study information

• Verified date: April 2013
• Source: Ohio State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigate differences in practice patterns in providers who may care for pregnant women with asthma exacerbations. The investigators believe that practitioners of different specialties will practice differently.

Description:

The goal of this investigation is to determine how physicians manage pregnant patients with asthma exacerbations using patient vignettes. Vignettes or case studies have been shown in various areas of medicine to be an effective tool for surveying provider's knowledge and application of evidence-based guidelines (9,10,11,12). Specifically, we plan on surveying physicians-in-training and attending physicians in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine at the Ohio State University Werner Medical Center via electronic mail. Electronic mail addresses will be obtained from each Department or Division's Training Program Director. We have presented multiple, fictional, case-based scenarios and short, multiple-choice questions where the responder indicates how they would manage the case. No existing patient data will be used in the scenarios. In addition, demographic data of the physician including length of time in practice, numbers of patients seen with asthma exacerbations per month, and comfort level with the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Guidelines (1). The survey is attached. Physicians who do not respond to the first electronic mail will be sent one follow-up electronic mail with a second request to complete the survey. Results from the questionnaires completed by each department/devision of physicians will be compared and analyzed for significant differences. The results will then be used to look for educational opportunities to improve the care of pregnant patients with asthma exacerbations.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 108
• Est. completion date: March 2013
• Est. primary completion date: February 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 88 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Physicians-in-training and attending physicans at the Ohio State University Medical Center Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine at the Ohio State University Werner Medical Center

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Asthma
• Pregnancy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center	Columbus	Ohio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jennifer McCallister MD

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physician practice patterns in asthma management using clinical vignettes	The goal of this investigation is to determine how physicians manage pregnant patients with asthma exacerbations using patient vignettes. We have presented multiple, fictional, case-based scenarios and short, multiple-choice questions where the responder indicates how they would manage the case.	Single use survey open for three month period	No
Secondary	Demographic description of respondents	Demographic data of physician respondents including length of time in practice, numbers of patients seen with asthma exacerbations per month, and comfort level with the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Guidelines.	Single use survey open for three month period	No