Determine if counselling patients on how to use metered dose inhalers improves quality of life
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN41103844 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN41103844 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N0436165615 |
- Submission date
- 29/09/2006
- Registration date
- 29/09/2006
- Last edited
- 30/04/2010
- 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
Mr Raid AlShowair
Scientific
Scientific
School of Pharmacy
University of Bradford
Bradford BD7 1DP
Trinity Road
Bradford
BD5 0BB
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)1274 233495 |
|---|
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Quality of life |
| 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 | 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 |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/05/2003 |
| Completion date | 01/05/2004 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target number of participants | 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 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
School of Pharmacy
Bradford
BD5 0BB
United Kingdom
BD5 0BB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Government
Government
The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
|---|---|
| dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/11/2007 | Yes | No |
