Adolescent Asthma Action programme in Jordanian high schools

ISRCTN ISRCTN63833842
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN63833842
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
11/10/2009
Registration date
03/11/2009
Last edited
15/02/2012
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Respiratory
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Robyn Gallagher
Scientific

Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health
University of Technology, Sydney
Sydney
2007
Australia

Study information

Study designCluster-randomised (at the school level) controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEvaluation of a school-based, peer-led asthma education programme on quality of life, asthma-related knowledge and self-efficacy to resist smoking among adolescents with asthma in high schools in Jordan
Study acronymTriple A in Jordan (TAJ programme)
Study objectivesA school-based, peer-led asthma education program (TAJ) improves quality of life, asthma-related knowledge and self-efficacy to resist smoking among adolescents with asthma attending high schools in Jordan.
Ethics approval(s)1. Human Research Ethics Committe, the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, approved on 23/08/2006 (ref: 2006-214A)
2. Ministry of Education, Irbid, Jordan, approved on 11/07/2006 (ref: 35794/10/3)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedAsthma, wheezing
InterventionThis is a cluster-randomised (at the school level), controlled trial. Four schools were randomly selected from the list of all eligible schools in the Irbid region, stratified by gender.

The intervention is an adaptation and implementation of the Triple A programme (TAJ), which was developed by Shah in 1993 in Australia. Triple A is a peer-led education programme that involves senior students educating younger peers about asthma and smoking through a three-step implementation process in high schools (description of the TAJ programme in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9436069). Students in the intervention schools recieved the modified Triple A programme, and students in the control schools did not receive any intervention but continued their usual routine.

261 students were recruited but 241 completed the trial.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureAsthma-related quality of life, assessed by the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ)

All primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline (December 2006) and at post-intervention (April 2007).
Secondary outcome measures1. Asthma knowledge of self-management, assessed by the Consumer Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire (CQ)
2. Self-efficacy to resist smoking, assessed by the Self-Administered Nicotine-Dependence Self-Efficacy Sub-Scale (SANDSES)

All primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline (December 2006) and at post-intervention (April 2007).

All three questionnaires used in this trial were self-administered and were in validated Arabic versions.
Overall study start date10/11/2006
Completion date01/05/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupOther
SexBoth
Target number of participants250 - 280
Key inclusion criteria1. Both males and females, in year 8, 9, or 10 at school
2. Recent wheezing in the last 12 months as detected by the Core Questionnaire for Wheezing and Asthma (CQWA). This questionnaire is an Arabic version of the International Studies of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Written Questionnaire.
3. Physically and cognitively capable of completing the survey
4. Able to read and converse in both Arabic and English
5. Attending regular school classes
6. Free of any other major diseases that could affect quality of life measures
7. Not involved in another concurrent health-related study
Key exclusion criteria1. Students who were not regularly attending years 8, 9, and 10
2. Students who did not experience wheezing in the last 12 months
3. Students who had other chronic conditions
Date of first enrolment10/11/2006
Date of final enrolment01/05/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Australia
  • Jordan

Study participating centre

Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Sydney
2007
Australia

Sponsor information

Westmead Hospital (Australia)
Hospital/treatment centre

Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit
PO Box 533
NSW 2145
Wentworthville
2145
Australia

Website http://www.swahs.health.nsw.gov.au/westmead/index.htm
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Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Westmead Hospital, Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit (Australia)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/01/2012 Yes No