Impact of a Hospital Pharmacist's Intervention on FENO (Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide) in Asthmatic Patients

NCT03093363 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2017-10-25

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Summary

The impact of a pharmacist's intervention on asthma control has now been well demonstrated, but its effect on inflammatory markers of FENO (Fractional exhaled nitric oxide) in asthmatic patients has been little studied in the literature. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of a pharmacist's intervention on FENO in patients seen in clinical practice by a pneumologist in a secondary university center.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Pharmacist's intervention

Pharmacist's intervention with asthmatic patients: * Detailed questionnaire on asthma and treatments (atopy, comorbidities, smoking status, asthma control, adverse effects of treatments, etc.) * Explanation of asthma and inflammation * Explanation of triggers and how to avoid it * Explanation of asthma treatments * Explanation of the inhalation technique with a physical demonstration * Emphasis on treatment adherence * Assessment of comorbidities and their treatment * Emphasis on influenza vaccination

OTHER

Questionnaires for control group

\- Detailed questionnaire on asthma and treatments (atopy, comorbidities, smoking status, asthma control, adverse effects of treatments, etc.)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Liege

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-04-30
Completion
2017-04-30

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