The effects of parenting intervention on quality of life and parental confidence in management of young asthmatic children

ISRCTN	ISRCTN97502783
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN97502783
Protocol serial number	8624
Sponsor	Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospital (CMMCUH) NHS Trust (UK)
Funder	National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

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Dr Lynne Webster
Scientific

Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
United Kingdom

Email	lynne.webster@cmft.nhs.uk

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Single-centre randomised interventional treatment pilot/feasibility study
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	The effects of parenting intervention on quality of life and parental confidence in management of young asthmatic children
Study objectives	The study will be a randomised controlled trial comparing care as usual versus care as usual supplemented by group-delivered Triple P parenting seminars and telephone support in parents/carers of 2 - 7 year old asthmatic children.
Ethics approval(s)	MREC approved, ref: 09/H1017/115
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Topic: Respiratory; Subtopic: Respiratory (all Subtopics); Disease: Respiratory
Intervention	Triple P parenting seminars and telephone support. Follow-up length: 9 months Study entry: registration only
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Paediatric Asthma Caregiver's Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ), measured at 3 and 9 months
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	09/01/2012

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Child
Lower age limit	2 Years
Upper age limit	7 Years
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	180
Key inclusion criteria	1. Parents of children with frequent episodic or chronic persistent asthma who are taking regular preventive medication 2. Parents must have an asthmatic child aged 2 - 7 years, either sex 3. Diagnosis of asthma in children, based on: 3.1. An observation of recurrent episodes of wheeze (preferably witnessed by a medical observer) 3.2. A clinical response to a bronchodilator medication (eg. Salbutamol) 3.3. An absence of other rarer lung conditions (e.g., cystic fibrosis, chronic neonatal lung disease) which may account for these symptoms
Key exclusion criteria	1. The child has a significant disability 2. The parents are currently seeing a professional for the child's behaviour difficulties, are currently receiving psychological help or counselling, or have significant learning difficulties. For the purposes of the study, in order to participate in the seminars, parents will be excluded if they don't understand English.
Date of first enrolment	01/06/2010
Date of final enrolment	09/01/2012

Manchester Royal Infirmary

Manchester
M13 9WL
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

18/04/2017: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.