Impact on the Provision of Pre-school Wheeze Action Plan on the Quality of Care in Children less than 6 years old with Wheezing

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Preschool wheeze; Asthma; Viral induced wheeze; Respiratory - Asthma; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001302246
• Lead Sponsor: orthern Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-02
• Study Completion: 2019-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 28 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Children less than 6 years of age
Presents with primary complaint of wheezing
Present to The Northern Hospital Emergency Department, Paediatric Short Stay Unit, or Children’s Ward.

Exclusion Criteria

Children more than 6 years of age
Those who are maintained on inhaled corticosteroids or other preventor medications
Wheezing that is concomitant with other disease entities such as bronchiolitis or pneumonia
Those who decline to participate
Non english speaking background

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient understanding in administering treatment for wheeze symptoms assessed via telephone questionaire at 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months following enrollment in the study.<br><br>Questionaires were designed specifically for this study.<br><br>[2 week <br>6 week <br>3 month (primary endpoint)];Patient satisfication with using the written plan for administering salbutamol for wheeze symptoms assessed via telephone questionaire at 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months following enrollment in study.<br><br>Questionaires were designed specifically for this study.[2 weeks<br>6 weeks <br>3 months (primary endpoint) ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Medical or nursing staff satisfaction of providing education for wheeze symptoms by questionaire post administering plan and education.<br><br>Questionaire was designed specifically for this study.[Post administering plan and education at the time of discharge from hospital.];Administration of oral steroids based on parental reporting through telephone questionaire at 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months following enrollment in the study.<br><br>Questionaires were designed specifically for this study.[2 week <br>6 week <br>3 month ]