Facilitating patient self-management in chronic disease: integrating electronic personal health records and ongoing communication into a web-based self-management tool
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN34326236 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN34326236 |
| Protocol serial number | 179464; MOP-89859 |
| Sponsor | McGill University (Canada) |
| Funder | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Canada) (ref: MOP-89859) |
- Submission date
- 23/03/2009
- Registration date
- 07/04/2009
- Last edited
- 05/12/2016
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Respiratory
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Scientific
3654 Prom Sir-William-Osler
Montreal
H3G 1Y5
Canada
| Phone | +1 (0)514 398 4400 ext. 00531 |
|---|---|
| sara.ahmed@mcgill.ca |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Multicentre two-armed randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | Facilitating patient self-management in chronic disease: integrating electronic personal health records and ongoing communication into a web-based self-management tool - a multicentre, two-armed randomised controlled trial |
| Study objectives | Higher rates of usage of the web-based self-management tool will be associated with greater improvements in asthma-related quality of life and asthma control. |
| Ethics approval(s) | McGill Institutional Review Board (IRB), 18/02/2009, ref: A10-E36-08B |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Asthma |
| Intervention | Intervention group: access to the web-based self-management tool including personal asthma profile, educational material, communication and feedback with the healthcare team, telephone follow-up by the study nurse Control group: usual care and follow-up Duration: 6 months |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. Asthma Specific Health-Related Quality of Life, measures four functional impairments at baseline and at the end of the study |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
1. Technology Acceptance Measure (TAM): to evaluate intention to use the system and perceived benefits at the end of the study |
| Completion date | 30/12/2011 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 96 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Male and female patients over the age of 18 years suffering from asthma 2. Have full health insurance coverage from Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) 3. Physicians are actively using the asthma decision support system 4. In poor control despite being prescribed appropriate therapy and a written action plan. Specifically, poor control is defined as those patients who have had a respiratory-related emergency room (ER) visit or excessive beta-2-agonist use in the six months before recruitment. |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Aged over 60 years 2. Serious medical diagnosis such as lung cancer 3. Severely limited mobility preventing patients from leaving home |
| Date of first enrolment | 30/03/2009 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/12/2011 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Canada
Study participating centre
H3G 1Y5
Canada
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/12/2016 | Yes | No | |
| Protocol article | protocol | 14/12/2011 | Yes | No | |
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
Editorial Notes
05/12/2016: Publication reference added.
