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Adolescent Asthma Action programme in Jordanian high schools

Completed
Conditions
Asthma, wheezing
Respiratory
Asthma
Registration Number
ISRCTN63833842
Lead Sponsor
Westmead Hospital (Australia)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
280
Inclusion Criteria

1. Both males and females, in year 8, 9, or 10 at school
2. Recent wheezing in the last 12 months as detected by the Core Questionnaire for Wheezing and Asthma (CQWA). This questionnaire is an Arabic version of the International Studies of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Written Questionnaire.
3. Physically and cognitively capable of completing the survey
4. Able to read and converse in both Arabic and English
5. Attending regular school classes
6. Free of any other major diseases that could affect quality of life measures
7. Not involved in another concurrent health-related study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Students who were not regularly attending years 8, 9, and 10
2. Students who did not experience wheezing in the last 12 months
3. Students who had other chronic conditions

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Asthma-related quality of life, assessed by the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) <br><br>All primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline (December 2006) and at post-intervention (April 2007).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Asthma knowledge of self-management, assessed by the Consumer Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire (CQ)<br>2. Self-efficacy to resist smoking, assessed by the Self-Administered Nicotine-Dependence Self-Efficacy Sub-Scale (SANDSES)<br><br>All primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline (December 2006) and at post-intervention (April 2007). <br><br>All three questionnaires used in this trial were self-administered and were in validated Arabic versions.
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