Impact of Nurse-led Intervention on Asthma Control in Children

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma in Children

• Registration Number: NCT05855512
• Lead Sponsor: Dow University of Health Sciences

Brief Summary

This randomized control trial design (RCT) study was conducted on children aged 6 -11 years

Detailed Description

This randomized control trial design study was conducted on children aged 6 -11 years, visiting the pediatric outpatient department and emergency at Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi.

For the experimental group, a nursing educational intervention session was conducted with the patient and family/caregiver by the principal investigator, and a doctor provided the usual care/treatment. In contrast, the control group received only the usual care/treatment provided by the doctor.

For the control group, educational material on asthma was provided in a booklet according to Global Initiative of Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Pre Childhood-Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) score of participants was measured before the intervention, and post-C-ACT score measurement was made after one month using the same questionnaires and C-ACT tool.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-27
• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-10
• Study Completion: 2020-12-12
• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-05-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Children between the aged 6 to 11 years
• Have asthma diagnosed by a physician at least 6-month back
• Uncontrolled asthma based on C-ACT score 19 or less 19.

Exclusion Criteria

• Chronic respiratory illnesses like T.B. cystitis and fibrosis.
• Sinusitis,
• Gastrointestinal reflux disease,
• Rhinitis

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Childhood asthma control test (C-ACT) Score	4 weeks	C-ACT Score was measured in both controlled and intervention groups and compared the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention
Number of times got Admissions due to asthma in the last 4 weeks	4 weeks	Using the same questionnaire number of admissions was compared to the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention by the mean and standard deviation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of times visited emergency due to asthma in last 4 weeks	4 weeks	Using the same questionnaire number of admissions was compared to the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention by the mean and standard deviation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Civil Hospital; 🇵🇰 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan