Comparing Asthma Action Plans for Pediatric Asthma

Phase 2

Terminated

• Conditions: Asthma
• Interventions: Behavioral: Written asthma action plan; Behavioral: Pictorial asthma action plan

• Registration Number: NCT00136305
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the relative effectiveness of two asthma action plans (pictorial versus written) in terms of asthma action plan knowledge, medication use, and family satisfaction with asthma education.

Detailed Description

Asthma medical regimens are complex for families, requiring changes in the types and amounts of medication based on the frequency and intensity of symptoms. Written asthma action plans (AAP's) are commonly used to provide a set of instructions to help parents and children implement these complicated regimens. However, written AAP's require substantial literacy levels, so for younger children, low-literacy families, or non-English speaking families, a pictorial version of the AAP may be more understandable and useful. The study aims to validate a newly developed, fully pictorial AAP in terms of its relative impact on parent- and child-reported knowledge of the action plan, medication use, and parent- and child-reported satisfaction, when compared to a standard-care written AAP.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-08
• Study First Submitted: 2005-08-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-08-26
• Study First Posted: 2005-08-29
• Primary Completion: 2006-05
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-20
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

• Children who are new patients
• Receive a diagnosis of persistent asthma
• Are in need of an asthma action plan

Exclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with intermittent asthma
• An established patient who already has an asthma action plan
• Not English or Spanish speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Written Asthma Action Plan	Written asthma action plan	-
Pictorial Asthma Action Plan	Pictorial asthma action plan	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Scores on the Asthma Action Plan Knowledge Interview	1 month	Measures recall of asthma treatment plan

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Family satisfaction survey scores	1 month	Family ratings of satisfaction with asthma action plan
Adherence to Controller Medication	1 month	Mean daily adherence to medication measured via electronic monitoring
Rescue Medication Use	1 month	Number of puffs of inhaled rescue medication

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics; 🇺🇸 Kansas City, Missouri, United States