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The Effect of Video Education on Inhaler Use Technique

NCT02660879 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2016-01-21

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Summary

The investigators looked at the effect that video instruction located at www.useinhalers.com would have on improving inhaler technique at a hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The investigators compared this video instruction to written Spanish inhaler education. The investigators video taped participants before and after the intervention, and graded their technique on a pre-defined rubric.

Conditions

  • Nebulizers and Vaporizers
  • Patient Education
  • E Learning

Interventions

OTHER

Written Document Educational Resource

A 2 page document with pictures discussing how to use an inhaler properly.

OTHER

Online Video Education

Education which included step-by-step instruction on how to use their inhalers correctly as well as a webcam element that allowed users to see themselves practice their inhalers along with actors on screen.

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Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-31
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-01-31

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