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The effects of parenting intervention on quality of life and parental confidence in management of young asthmatic childre

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Topic: Respiratory
Subtopic: Respiratory (all Subtopics)
Disease: Respiratory
Respiratory
Asthma
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
Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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
NameTimeMethod
Paediatric Asthma Caregiver's Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ), measured at 3 and 9 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ot provided at time of registration
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