INCAS - Integrated Care of Asthma in Switzerland

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma
• Interventions: Behavioral: asthma patient education

• Registration Number: NCT02425293
• Lead Sponsor: Cantonal Hosptal, Baselland

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of standardized patient education on asthma control. In collaboration with two health insurance companies, pharmacists and pneumologists, patients with asthma were recruited. They completed the "Asthma Control Test (ACT)" and the "Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC 5A)" questionnaire to assess asthma control and patients' satisfaction with the health care service they received. Additionally, patients were offered the possibility to participate in a patient education seminar run by the Swiss lung leagues or the Swiss allergy centre (aha!). After one year, patients were asked to complete the questionnaires again. Comparisons of intraindividual changes and differences regarding ACT and PACIC 5A between patients with and without patient education were made.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-06
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-04-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-20
• Study First Posted: 2015-04-23
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 223

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with clinical asthma diagnosis
• written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• inadequate knowledge of the German language
• subjects with severe diseases with life expectancy under one year
• subjects with known Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	asthma patient education	Patients participating in a patient education seminar

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of patient characteristics between the intervention and the control group	baseline
Comparison of asthma control between the intervention and the control group	baseline	Asthma control is measured using the Asthma Control Test (ACT).
Comparison of patient satisfaction between the intervention and the control group	baseline	Patient satisfaction is measured using the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC 5A) questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of asthma control at baseline and after one year in the control group.	baseline and follow up (after one year)	Analysis of change in asthma control (using the Asthma Control Test (ACT)) in the control group from baseline to follow up (after one year).
Comparison of patient satisfaction at baseline and after one year in the control group.	baseline and follow up (after one year)	Analysis of change in patient satisfaction (using the PACIC 5A questionnaire) in the control group from baseline to follow up (after one year).
Comparison of asthma control at baseline and after one year in the intervention group.	baseline and follow up (after one year)	Analysis of change in asthma control (using the Asthma Control Test (ACT)) in the intervention group from baseline to follow up (after one year).
Comparison of patient satisfaction at baseline and after one year in the intervention group.	baseline and follow up (after one year)	Analysis of change in patient satisfaction (using the PACIC 5A questionnaire) in the intervention group from baseline to follow up (after one year).