The effects of parenting intervention on quality of life and parental confidence in management of young asthmatic childre
- Conditions
- Topic: RespiratorySubtopic: Respiratory (all Subtopics)Disease: RespiratoryRespiratoryAsthma
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN97502783
- Lead Sponsor
- Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospital (CMMCUH) NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 180
1. Parents of children with frequent episodic or chronic persistent asthma who are taking regular preventive medication
2. Parents must have an asthmatic child aged 2 - 7 years, either sex
3. Diagnosis of asthma in children, based on:
3.1. An observation of recurrent episodes of wheeze (preferably witnessed by a medical observer)
3.2. A clinical response to a bronchodilator medication (eg. Salbutamol)
3.3. An absence of other rarer lung conditions (e.g., cystic fibrosis, chronic neonatal lung disease) which may account for these symptoms
1. The child has a significant disability
2. The parents are currently seeing a professional for the child's behaviour difficulties, are currently receiving psychological help or counselling, or have significant learning difficulties. For the purposes of the study, in order to participate in the seminars, parents will be excluded if they don't understand English.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Paediatric Asthma Caregiver's Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ), measured at 3 and 9 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration