Effects of Framing on Medication Beliefs, Intentions to Take Medication, Adherence, and Asthma Control

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma
• Interventions: Behavioral: Negatively Framed text messages; Behavioral: Positively Framed text messages

• Registration Number: NCT06033313
• Lead Sponsor: Auburn University

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to examine the effects of framed mobile messages on young adults' beliefs about their daily Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS), intentions to take their ICS, adherence, and asthma control. College students (18-29 years) who owned a mobile phone and had a diagnosis of asthma with a prescription for an ICS will be recruited. Participants will be randomized to receive either gain- or loss-framed mobile messages three times per week for eight weeks. Outcomes including beliefs, intentions, adherence, and asthma control will be assessed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-11-30
• Study Completion: 2019-11-30
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-14
• Status Verified: 2023-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-09-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-09-08
• Study First Posted: 2023-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2023-09-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 43

Inclusion Criteria

• A diagnosis of asthma
• A prescription for an inhaled corticosteroid
• Enrolled in college
• Between 18-29 years of age
• Owns a mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria

• Cannot read in english

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Negatively frame text messages	Negatively Framed text messages	Negatively framed text messages
Positively framed text messages	Positively Framed text messages	Positively framed text messages

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Asthma control	Data collection at baseline, week 4, and week 8	Asthma control as measured by the Asthma Control Test (minimum value=5, maximum value= 25) Questionnaire (scores of 20 and above indicate asthma control)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intentions to take medication as prescribed	Data collection at baseline and week 8	Intentions to take inhaled corticosteroids as prescribed as measured by an intentions scale (minimum score = 3, maximum score = 15; higher scores indicate greater intentions; the scale was tested in the study)
Changes in Medication Beliefs	Data collection at baseline and week 8	Medication Beliefs as measured by the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire-Specific (This scale has two sub-scales : necessity (20- points) and concerns (20 points). A difference of necessity and concern scores shows the level of perceived necessity for the medication. Higher scores indicate higher perceived necessity for the medication.
Changes in Medication adherence	Data collection at baseline, week 4, and week 8	Adherence to a daily dose of inhaled corticosteroid as measured by the Medication Adherence Report Scale for Asthma (MARS-A) (Minimum score = 10, maximum score = 50, higher scores indicate greater adherence)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Auburn University; 🇺🇸 Auburn, Alabama, United States