An investigation of an online social network for improving asthma management

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma; Respiratory

• Registration Number: ISRCTN29399269
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leeds (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 514

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18 years or older
2. Managing asthma with a metered dose inhaler (preventer)
3. Able to access a device (laptop, desktop, or smartphone) with an internet connection at least once per week

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Simple Medication Adherence Questionnaire, an established self-report measure of medication adherence (Knobel et al., 2002). Participants also asked to to estimate their adherence to treatment: In the past two months, about what percentage of the time did you use your preventer medication as prescribed? Taken at baseline and follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (MiniAQLQ). Taken at baseline and follow-up. (Juniper, 1999). Established measure of impact of asthma on quality of life.<br>2. Theory of Planned Behavior questions on behavioral intentions, attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioral control to take asthma preventer medication as prescribed. Taken at follow-up.<br>3. The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Broadbent, 2006). Taken at follow-up.<br>4. A 50 item IPIP Big Five Factor Markers Questionnaire (ipip.org). Taken at follow-up.