The ASTHMA-Educator: A Novel Algorithmic Software Tool to Help Manage Asthma
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 70
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline asthma control to 2, 4, and 6 months
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Through this study, the investigators developed the ASTHMA-Educator mobile application, and evaluated its use among adult asthma patients at Montefiore.
Detailed Description
Through this study, the investigators developed the ASTHMA-Educator mobile application, and evaluated its use through 2 phases: 1) Phase 1 = process outcomes evaluation with 30 patients); and 2) Phase 2 (longitudinal clinical evaluation with 40 patients receiving the intervention at baseline, 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months). The study's primary outcome is asthma control.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adults (>18 years) with: (a) severe asthma (i.e. at least one asthma-related ED visit and/or hospitalization in the previous year); (b) access to a smartphone with short message service (SMS) capability; (c) English speaking; (d) able to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- •(a) use of oral corticosteroids in the 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit; (b) pregnancy; (c) severe psychiatric or cognitive problems that would prohibit an individual from understanding and completing the protocol; and (d) patients that previously received the ASTHMAXcel application.
Arms & Interventions
ASTHMA-Educator arm
The ASTHMA-Educator mobile application for patient-centered asthma education. The application is administered via on-site iPad (tablet).
Intervention: ASTHMA-Educator mobile application (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline asthma control to 2, 4, and 6 months
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months
Asthma symptom burden as measured by the Asthma Control Test
Secondary Outcomes
- Patient satisfaction measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8(Immediately post-intervention at the baseline visit, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months)
- Change from baseline asthma knowledge to immediately post-intervention, 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months(Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months)
- Time spent in using the mobile application(Immediately post-intervention at the baseline visit)
- Asthma quality of life measured by the mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (mini-AQLQ)(Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months)
- Asthma hospitalizations(Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months)
- Asthma emergency department visits(Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months)
- Asthma-related steroid courses(Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months)