SMASHING in adolescents: Self-Management of Asthma Supported by Hospitals, Information and communication technology, Nurses and General practitioners

Conditions: asthma
10006436

Registration Number: NL-OMON29705

Lead Sponsor: eids Universitair Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 320

Inclusion Criteria

* age 12-17 year
* doctors diagnosis of asthma
* mild to severe persistent asthma (patients who need inhaled corticosteroids as controller medication)
* at least one asthma control problem (Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire-score *1 or Asthma Control Questionnaire *1.0)
* PC with internet connection available
* able to communicate in the Dutch language
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Exclusion Criteria

Patients requiring oral corticosteroids as controller medication and patients with relevant comorbidity

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary and secondary outcome are health related quality of life (PAQLQ)<br /><br>and asthma control (ACQ), respectively.<br /><br><br /><br><br /><br>Economic evaluation<br /><br>The costs of usual care and ICT-supported care will be compared from a societal<br /><br>perspective. In a cost-utility analysis, the difference in societal costs will<br /><br>be related to the estimate difference in QALYs using acceptability curves. A<br /><br>Markov model will be used to extrapolate the trial data to a 3 year period.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>self-management behaviour<br /><br>QALY (for cost-effectiveness analysis)<br /><br>inhalation technique (assessed by nurse)<br /><br>health care utilization<br /><br>knowledge of asthma<br /><br>lung function and daily symptoms<br /><br>self-efficacy<br /><br>asthma control by other instruments</p><br>