Impact of Asthma Exacerbations

• Conditions: Asthma Attack
• Interventions: Other: Interview

• Registration Number: NCT04410120
• Lead Sponsor: University of Nottingham

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of asthma attacks on the lives of patients who experience them. This will help us to describe the true extent of the impact of asthma attacks on factors of importance to patients which have not previously been well described, including the psychological, social, financial and emotional burden of asthma attacks.

Additionally, it is hoped that detailed questioning regarding features of asthma attacks from a patient perspective will improve our understanding of patient recognition of attacks, consistency of certain features of attacks and patient views regarding preventative strategies for attacks. Patient experiences of asthma attacks are poorly described in previous research. Hence this work is expected to provide useful insights into these experiences which will contribute to improvements in detecting, treating and preventing asthma attacks.

The study will consist of a one-off interview lasting about 45 minutes with patients who have recently had asthma attacks. We plan to recruit patients for the study from an outpatient clinic for those who have had a recent attack or from a register of patients who have volunteered for future asthma research studies. The interviews will take place in person at the Respiratory Research Unit at the Nottingham City Hospital or over the telephone depending on patient preference.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-05
• Study First Submitted: 2020-05-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-05-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-05-26
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-01
• Study Start: 2020-09
• Primary Completion: 2020-09
• Study Completion: 2020-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults with previous clinician diagnosis of asthma (16 years and above)
• Recent (≤4 weeks) asthma attack for which patient received ≥3 days of systemic corticosteroid treatment

Exclusion Criteria

• Anyone under the age of 16 years.
• Anyone unable to speak or understand English.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Asthma with recent (<4/52) asthma attack	Interview	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Thematic analysis of interview transcripts using framework approach	One off 45 minute interview	Thematic analysis of interview transcripts using framework approach

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit; 🇬🇧 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom