Does Tailored Education in Asthma Care Help Improve Patient Satisfaction, Adherence, and Quality of Life (TEACH) Trial

AstraZeneca0 sites160 target enrollmentDecember 2005

ConditionsAsthma

Overview

Phase: Phase 4
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Asthma
Sponsor: AstraZeneca
Enrollment: 160
Primary Endpoint: Patient's satisfaction with asthma education
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 15 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to assess whether tailored patient education for patients on Symbicort® Turbuhaler® therapy improves patient satisfaction, adherence and Quality of Life.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

December 2005

End Date

January 2007

Last Updated

15 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

AstraZeneca

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients with the diagnosis of asthma.
•Patients with asthma, where the use of Symbicort® Turbuhaler® is indicated and would have been prescribed by the investigator as part of usual care.
•Patient who have public or private insurance coverage for Symbicort® Turbuhaler® or are willing to pay for this medication for the duration of the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients who have been treated wth Symbicort® Turbuhaler® in the preceding 3 months.
•A history of smoking \[i.e., 10 pack-years where one pack-year equals one pack (20 cigarettes) per day for one year, or equivalent\].

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient's satisfaction with asthma education

Time Frame: At the initial visit (Visit 1) and during the final call (Call 2) or at the time of premature discontinuation from the trial.

Secondary Outcomes

Mini-asthma Quality of Life questionnaire(Visit 1 and during calls 1 and 2)
Asthma control parameters(At baseline, as well as during Call 1 and Call 2 for both the usual care group and the enducational intervention group.)
PIKO meter usage assessment(During the Call 2 to the educational intervention group subjects who received the PIKO meter during their educational session.)