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RCT of a Written Action Plan vs. Usual Care in Children With Acute Asthma

NCT00381355 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 218

Last updated 2014-03-27

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Summary

The objective of the proposed large, high-intensity, randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the real-life effectiveness of providing a written action plan to asthmatic children discharged from the emergency department (ED) or hospital on the short-term adherence to written recommendations (including medication, attendance to asthma education and medical follow-up). main outcome is adherence to prescribed inhaled preventive medication measured by an electronic counter. Secondary outcomes include attendance to asthma education and to medical follow-up, serving by pharmacy of prescription of oral steroids, as well as asthma control measured by questionnaire (Asthma Quiz for Kidz),2 use of rescue ß2-agonists, relapse to emergency room.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Written Action Plan for Acute Asthma

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Francine M. Ducharme, MD, MSc · CHUS-Ste Justine Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2007-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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