The Effect of Video Education on Improving Inhaler Use Technique
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 50
- Primary Endpoint
- Improvement in Inhaler Technique Defined by 11 point rubric which details steps and techniques necessary for proper inhaler use
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators looked at the effect that video instruction located at www.useinhalers.com would have on improving inhaler technique at a hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The investigators compared this video instruction to written Spanish inhaler education. The investigators video taped participants before and after the intervention, and graded their technique on a pre-defined rubric.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Clinically-stable outpatient adults (≥18 years) with Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with history of at least one exacerbation in last 1 year
- •Clinical diagnoses of asthma or COPD
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients with language barrier (unable to understand and communicate in either English or Spanish)
- •Cognitive or physical dysfunction that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with completion of the study
- •Significant co-morbidity that can confound asthma symptoms - e.g. Congestive Heart Failure, current smoker, uncontrolled Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, neuromuscular disease, chest wall deformity
Arms & Interventions
Written Education
These patients were video taped before they had any inhaler education using their own inhalers. They were then given written educational materials, and given 5 minutes to read these materials. They were then re-taped for their inhaler technique.
Intervention: Written Document Educational Resource (Other)
Online Video Education
These patients were video taped before they had any inhaler education using their own inhalers. They were then given online video education located at use-inhalers.com, and were asked to complete the education (took on average 5 minutes). They were then re-taped for their inhaler technique.
Intervention: Online Video Education (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Improvement in Inhaler Technique Defined by 11 point rubric which details steps and techniques necessary for proper inhaler use
Time Frame: Videos taken before educational interventions and directly after the 5-10 minutes allotted for the educational intervention. Videos will be assessed in the following months after using the 11 point rubric.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Romil Fenil Shah
Medical Student
Northwestern University