Role of Pharmaceutical Pictograms in Disease Management: A Mix Method Study of Various Stakeholders in Pakistan
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 320
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Proper/Improper use of inhaler
研究概览
简要总结
To evaluate newly developed pictogram cards and their utility in improving inhaler techniques in asthmatic patients.
详细描述
A prospective, open-label, randomized controlled clinical study. For this purpose, pictogram cards are designed for Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI) and Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI).
The pictogram labels are designed and printed in colors with Urdu language and then attached to the inhaler devices as cards. The demographic, clinical, and medical data are collected from the patients and their medical files. Moreover, the different clinical measures are also evaluated in the recruited patients.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
盲法说明
An open-label trial, or open trial, is a type of clinical trial in which information is not withheld from trial participants.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Asthmatic Patients, should take inhalers regularly for at least 3 months and come personally for re-fill.
排除标准
- •Coexistence of other chronic respiratory conditions.
- •Those who were difficult to communicate.
结局指标
主要结局
Proper/Improper use of inhaler
时间窗: 12 weeks
Determine the proper/improper use of inhaler via checklist. The dichotomous primary endpoint (Proper inhaler technique/ Improper Inhaler Technique). A participant is categorized as having proper inhaler technique if the score was 7/7 and improper technique if the score was \< 7.
次要结局
- Determine the adherence via a validated tool named the Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5).(12 weeks)
- Determine the Asthma Control in the asthmatic patients via ACT questionnaire.(12 weeks)
研究者
Kanza Arshad
PhD Scholar
Islamia University of Bahawalpur