Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Ms Philippa Madge
ORCID ID
Contact details
Department of Child Health
University of Glasgow
Yorkhill NHS Trust
Glasgow
G3 8SJ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)141 201 0236
philippa.madge@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Enhancing self-regulation skills in teenagers with severe asthma through a nurse-led intervention: a randomised controlled trial
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Asthma is prevalent amongst teenagers and often causes significant morbidity. In a small number with severe asthma, who often have many psycho-social risk factors, there is high health care utilisation reflected particularly in frequent hospital admissions. Such teenagers present a challenge because they often do not respond to conventional medical approaches. A randomised controlled trial of the impact of a small group educational intervention, led by a nurse-educator, designed to promote asthma self-regulatory skills in teenagers will be undertaken.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Other
Patient information sheet
Condition
Asthma
Intervention
The group work will be based on a specially developed asthma workbook and will focus on the key skills of asthma prevention and attack management, and social skill training in areas important to asthma management in teenagers.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
The success of the programme will be judged by its ability to reduce subsequent health care utilisation. If successful, such an approach could have considerable impact on a high risk group and would be easily adaptable for general introduction.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/10/1999
Overall trial end date
01/09/2002
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Teenagers with severe asthma, defined as at least one acute hospital admission within the last year.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/10/1999
Recruitment end date
01/09/2002
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Child Health
Glasgow
G3 8SJ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Asthma National Research and Development Programme (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list