Feasibility of an Asthma Online Social Intervention

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of an online intervention for people with troublesome asthma in primary care, involving a consultation with a primary care clinician to introduce and promote online peer support (i.e. support from other patients with asthma within an established and safe OHC). The main questions this study aims to answer are:

* Is the intervention feasible and acceptable to patients?
* Can the research team recruit patients and collect health-related data to identify the impact of this intervention on patients and what are the challenges to pursue further research to evaluate this intervention in a trial?

Conditions

• Asthma Intermittent, Uncontrolled

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

A digital social intervention by primary care clinicians.

The intervention in this study will involve a structured consultation with a primary care clinician (e.g. a general practitioner (GP) or practice nurse) to promote online peer support, followed by engagement with the OHC of the Asthma + Lung UK (ALUK) charity. The intervention will either be delivered in person (in the general practices) or virtually. The aim is for the intervention to involve a face-to-face, one-off consultation, lasting approximately 30 minutes, during which a primary care clinician will: * Signpost and sign patients up to the ALUK OHC, by thoroughly explaining terms of conditions of use and providing log in details. * Introduce norms and values for passive (just reading) and active (writing OHC posts) participation. * Encourage seeking and offering self-management information and support, by emphasising that the OHC could be used ad hoc (e.g. when feeling unwell, or when there are information or emotional needs).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

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• City, University of London

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• University of Cambridge

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• University of Edinburgh

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• University of Nottingham

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• University of Surrey

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• St George's, University of London

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• Asthma UK

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• Queen Mary University of London

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Principal Investigators

• Anna De Simoni, PhD · Clinical Reader in Primary Care Research, Queen Mary University of London

Eligibility

Min Age

16 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-12-09

Primary Completion

2024-08-31

Completion

2024-08-31

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations