A randomised controlled trial of the Practitioner Asthma Communication and Education (PACE) Australia Program
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Childhood asthmaRespiratory - Asthma
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12607000067471
- Lead Sponsor
- Primary Health Care Education & Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 360
Inclusion Criteria
GPs:All interested GPs in the Western & Central Sydney Area. The inclusion criteria for families were a child between the ages of 2 and 14 years with a diagnosis of asthma; only one child per family was eligible to participate and a level of English fluency was necessary to enable participation in telephone-administered questionnaires.
Exclusion Criteria
only one child per family; parents who aren't fluent in English for interviewing purpose.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The proportion of paediatric asthma patients having a written Asthma Action Plan[Measured at baseline and at 12 months follow up post intervention.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Process outcomes were assessed at baseline and at 12 months follow up using validated questionnaires: (1) GP communication and teaching behaviour ; (2) GP adherence to National Asthma Council paediatric asthma management guidelines ; (3) Proportion of children who have completed the Asthma Cycle of Care item numbers;[Measured at baseline and at 12 months follow up post intervention.];Children's outcomes were collected over 12 months by telephone interviews: (1) Medication use ; (2) Number of unscheduled and scheduled consultations ; (3) Days missed from school or child care ; (4) Satisfaction with care provided by the GP.[Measured at baseline and at 12 months follow up post intervention.]