Determine if counselling patients on how to use metered dose inhalers improves quality of life

ISRCTN	ISRCTN41103844
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN41103844
Protocol serial number	N0436165615
Sponsor	Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Funder	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Mr Raid AlShowair
Scientific

School of Pharmacy
University of Bradford
Bradford BD7 1DP
Trinity Road
Bradford
BD5 0BB
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1274 233495

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	To counsel patients on the use of their inhaler technique and to see if this improves asthma related quality of life.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Respiratory: Asthma
Intervention	50 patients in each of the three groups: 1. Intervention counselled 2. Intervention non-counselled 3. Control group
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	1. Changes in inspiratory flow rates through MDIs 2. Changes in peak flow measurements 3. Scores from the asthma quality of life questionnaire (AQLQ) 4. Jones Morbidity Index score and answers to three questions on number of bottles of cough mixture, courses of antibiotics and number of prednisolone tablets taken in the past six months
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/05/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	150
Key inclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/05/2003
Date of final enrolment	01/05/2004

School of Pharmacy

Bradford
BD5 0BB
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/11/2007		Yes	No