Mobile Health Application for Adolescents With Asthma

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Self Efficacy; Nursing Care; Adolescent; Asthma in Children
• Interventions: Other: Mobile Health Application; Other: Usual Care

• Registration Number: NCT04691557
• Lead Sponsor: Akdeniz University

Brief Summary

Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) are an opportunity offered by developing technology which in widely used among youths. The evidence regarding mHealth apps suggests that the apps can be safer and more feasible if are developed by healthcare team. Healthcare professionals have a major role to play in developing mHealth apps of good interventions.

Detailed Description

This study aims at developing the mHealth application (YoungAsthma) and evaluating the effectiveness of YoungAsthma app on the mean score of the asthma control test and self-efficacy scale in adolescents with asthma. This study is a self-efficacy theory-based, 4-week, randomized parallel group study. Participants will be randomized to either the intervention or control group in a 1:1 ratio. Adolescents will be randomly allocated to intervention (YoungAsthma which is a user-focused mHealth app) or control group (Usual care). The study protocol is conducted in accord with the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT 2013 Statement) (Chan et al., 2013), the RCT is perform by the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) (Moher et al., 2010) and the mHealth app is identified according to the mERA guideline (Agarwal et al., 2016).

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-29
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-31
• Study Start: 2021-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-04-29
• Study Completion: 2022-04-29
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-15
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

• Having ability to speak, read and write Turkish at a sufficient level,
• Having a diagnosis of asthma for at least a year,
• Having an asthma control test score of 19 or below,
• Having ability to use mobile devices,
• Having a mobile device with an internet connection to login to the mHealth App.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having an internet access problem,
• Having a psychiatric medical diagnosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Mobile Health Application	The intervention group receives the YoungAsthma developing for the smartphone or tablet additionally usual nursing care.
Control Group	Usual Care	The control group receives the usual nursing care.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Asthma Control	Assessment of change of the asthma control from baseline to 4 weeks will be done.	Asthma control will be evaluated by the Asthma Control Test (ACT) (Liu et al., 2007).
Self-Efficacy	Assessment of change of the self-efficacy from baseline to 4 weeks will be done.	Self-efficacy will be evaluated by Asthmatic Child and Adolescent Self-Efficacy Scale (ACASES) (Schlösser \& Havermans, 1992).

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Antalya Education and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Antalya, None Selected, Turkey

Akdeniz University Hospital; 🇹🇷 Antalya, None Selected, Turkey