Selected aspects of quality and patient safety in management of asthmatic children and effectiveness of a health education intervention for caregivers in reducing recurrent attacks
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Asthma
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2010/007
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. N.A.N Perera
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Caregivers with a child of 2 to 12 years of age admitted for treatment of asthma and refered to follow a paediatric clinic at Negombo and Gampaha hospitals.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Caregivers who cannot read Sinhalese language
2. Not willing to follow clinics at Negombo and Gampaha hospitals
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of children with recurrent attacks needing visits to GP/OPD/hospital during past three months [After 3 months and 6 months.]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean score on knowledge of asthma in care givers [After 3 months and 6 months]<br>Proportion of children having compliance with treatment [After 3 months and 6 months]<br> Proportion of children with hospital admissions [After 3 months and 6 months ]<br>