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This Study Compared an in Home Asthma Management Program Provided by Nurses or Respiratory Therapist

NCT00639847 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 159

Last updated 2008-03-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study compared an in-home asthma management program provided by nurses or respiratory therapists to see if those receiving program had fewer hospitalizations, clinic and emergency room visits and higher levels of satisfaction and health related quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

In-home asthma management program (AMP) provided by nurses

The AMP included asthma education (medications use, monitoring, triggers, steps to manage asthma attacks), demonstration and training (peak flow meter use, MDI and nebulizer use, asthma diary), home environment assessment and suggestions for environmental changes (mattress covers, control of dust, pets, fumes, cleaning materials, cock roach control, etc.)

BEHAVIORAL

In-home asthma management program (AMP) provided by respiratory therapists

The AMP included asthma education (medications use, monitoring, triggers, steps to manage asthma attacks), demonstration and training (peak flow meter use, MDI and nebulizer use, asthma diary), home environment assessment and suggestions for environmental changes (mattress covers, control of dust, pets, fumes, cleaning materials, cock roach control, etc.)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David C Shelledy, PhD · University of Texas

  • Terry S. Le Grand, PhD · University of Texas

  • Donna D. Gardner, MSHP · University of Texas

  • Jay I Peters, MD · University of Texas

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-10-31
Primary Completion
2002-12-31
Completion
2002-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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