Asthma control evaluation with inhaled corticosteroid spray aided by non valved homemade spacer.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- asthmaJ45.9
- Registration Number
- RBR-5x4dc9
- Lead Sponsor
- Pós Graduação em Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
180 Volunteers with asthma poorly or partially controlled as defined by GINA (Global Initiative for Asthma); aged between 18 and 65; who had inhaled corticosteroid prescription for daily use by the attending physician.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients unable to use the inhaled drug due to motors or mental problems; with other lung diseases diagnosed or reported; who can not perform spirometry, unable to properly use the homemade or commercial spacers after watching educational film three times; patients who refuse to participate and sign the consent form.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method