Haphazard and Careless Use of Inhalers, an Observational Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Inhaler Technique Adherence
研究概览
简要总结
This is a prospective cohort observational study of inhaler adherence in a community care setting (ie. general practice clinics and pharmacies in the community).
详细描述
Over a 2-4 week period, consecutive patients with a history of respiratory illness already prescribed a salmeterol/fluticasone Diskus inhaler will be asked to participate in this study. Patients will give informed consent to participate in this study of adherence, which will be assessed with the INCA device. Both clinicians and patients will be fully aware that the device is an acoustic recording device and that both time and technique of inhaler use will be assessed. Once consented, patients will be given an INCA enabled inhaler for 1 month and asked to use it as they normally would and then to return it at the end of one month. The days used and the number of doses used in the study period, as per the dose counter, will also be recorded.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Known history of Respiratory Illness
- •Prescribed salmeterol/fluticasone Diskus Inhaler
排除标准
- •Unable to understand study protocol
- •Refusal to sign consent form
结局指标
主要结局
Inhaler Technique Adherence
时间窗: One Month
This is adherence measured by the INCA device in regards to technique of use. This is measured as a rate.
Inhaler Adherence in Time
时间窗: One month
This is adherence as measured by the INCA device in regards to time of use. This is measured as a rate of use.
次要结局
- Health Care Use Measured as the number of visits to a General Practitioner in the previous Year(Previous Year)
- Background Respiratory Diagnosis, divided into Asthma, COPD and other.(Previous History)
- Age Measured in Years at time of recruitment(one month)
- Exacerbation Measured as the number of Respiratory Related Exacerbations in the previous year(Previous Year)
- Gender Measured as Male or Female(One Month)
- Education Level Measured as either primary, secondary or tertiary school at recruitment.(One Month)
- Hospitalisation Measured as the number of hospital admissions in the previous year(Previous Year)
- Socio-economic Class Measured as the patient having either Private or Public Health Insurance(One Month)
- Smoking History measured by three categories: 1. Current Smoker, 2. Ex-Smoker and 3. Never Smoker(Previous History)
研究者
Professor Richard Costello
Professor Richard W Costello
Beaumont Hospital