A feasibility study for My Breathing Matters, an asthma self-management website

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Respiratory disorders, Primary sub-specialty: Respiratory disorders; UKCRC code/ Disease: Respiratory/ Chronic lower respiratory diseases; Respiratory; Respiratory disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15698435
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Southampton

Brief Summary

2019 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31722952 results (added 12/12/2019) 2022 Funder report results in https://doi.org/10.3310/BWFI7321 NIHR (added 16/05/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Study Start: 2019-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18 years and over
2. Physician diagnosed asthma in medical record
3. At least one anti-asthma medication prescription in the previous year (determined from the physician prescribing records)
4. Impaired asthma-related health status (Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score of <5.5)
5. Informed consent
6. Able to access the internet and understand written English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Asthma judged at the baseline assessment to be dangerously unstable and in need of urgent medical review (if unstable asthma is found, the patient will be referred back to usual primary care clinician for review)
2. Terminal disease or other condition which in the opinion of the family doctor makes them inappropriate to take part
3. Diagnosed with ‘difficult asthma’ as defined by BTS
4. Documented diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
5. Household member already enrolled on the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified