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Effectiveness of personalized written asthma action plans in the management of children with partly controlled asthma in Trinidad: A randomized controlled trial.

Completed
Conditions
Asthma
Respiratory
Registration Number
ISRCTN53955042
Lead Sponsor
niversity of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 20/05/2013:
1. Children with partly controlled asthma with a history of presenting to the Emergency Room (ER) or Paediatric clinic for acute treatment of bronchospasm in the preceding six months
2. Ability of the child and/or parent to follow written directions.

Previous inclusion criteria until 20/05/2013:
1. Children with more than one admission to the ER for acute asthma care in the preceding six months
2. Children and/or the parents able to follow written directions
3. Children aged 1 - 16 years, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 20/05/2013:
1. Uncontrolled asthmatics
2. Inability of child and/or parent to follow written directions
3. Presence of co-morbid respiratory illness
4. Children or parents already in possession of written/verbal plans or other asthma education material
5. Children who sought care outside of the Chaguanas paediatric outpatient clinic or Emergency Room department and
6. Previous enrolment in an asthma educational programme/study.

Previous exclusion criteria until 20/05/2013:
1. Uncontrolled asthmatics
2. Inability of the child and/or parent to follow written directions
3. Presence of co-morbid respiratory illness
4. Previous enrolment in an asthma educational program/study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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