Work-Related Asthma at “Easy Asthma Clinics” in Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: The proportion of asthma patients with work- related asthma (WRA) has increased to 15- 25% worldwide. In Thailand, there are at least three million asthma patients, but the number of these patients who; work- related asthma, asthma, occupational asthma, lung diseases&#44

• Registration Number: TCTR20171204003
• Lead Sponsor: khon kaen university

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2017-04-01
• Study Start: 2017-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 523

Inclusion Criteria

The study population included patients over 18 years of age who underwent hospital treatment and follow-ups covered under the country’s three major health benefit schemes, including 1) the Universal Coverage Scheme (UC) 2) the Social Security Scheme (SSS), and 3) the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS)

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who had never had a full-time or part-time job, nor been self-employed were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To identify a proportion of asthma patients with WRA after interviewed patients interviewed history of asthma/agents of patients then recorded into SPSS program

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
to identify the occupations and causal agents in cases of WRA. after interviewed patients interviewed history of asthma/agents of patients then recorded into SPSS program