PLEASANT trial: to determine whether an NHS delivered public health intervention reduces exacerbation of asthma, and unscheduled NHS contacts, in school aged children associated with the return to school in September

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Respiratory; Childhood asthma; Asthma

• Registration Number: ISRCTN03000938
• Lead Sponsor: HS Sheffield (UK)

Brief Summary

2013 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24041259 2016 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28005003 2017 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28110382 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29678962

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-19
• Study Completion: 2015-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 28 May 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 14000

Inclusion Criteria

Children:
1. Between 4 and 16 years of age as of 01/09/2012
2. With a coded diagnosis of asthma
3. Who have been prescribed asthma medication in the previous 12 months

Exclusion Criteria

Children:
1. Aged 4 and under and 16 and over years of age as of 01/09/2012
2. Who are not considered appropriate for this intervention by their GP
3. With asthma who are not receiving asthma medication
4. With co-existing neoplastic disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The proportion of patients aged between 5-16 who have an unscheduled medical contact in September