N/A
N=567
Trial of Lay-led Individualised Self-management Education for Adults With Asthma
Asthma
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00129987 ↗Enrolled (actual)
567
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Unscheduled Use of Healthcare — 61; 65 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Self management education (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
- Primary completion
- Jul 2006
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With Unscheduled Use of Healthcare |
61; 65 | — |
| SECONDARY Lung Function |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Quality of Life Questionnaires |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Use of Asthma Medication |
60; 62 | — |
Summary
Long term conditions often necessitate long term care. In many cases, giving control of their conditions to the patients themselves produces the best outcomes. Such patient education and the acquisition of self-management skills can be time consuming and the evidence suggests that the process is often not undertaken by doctors. Sometimes it is delegated to nursing colleagues, but all health professionals are in short supply. Patients carry credibility as a resource and this project is designed to determine, by means of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial, whether well trained lay educators can deliver training in self-management education to others with asthma, with outcomes equivalent to those achievable by a nurse.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Adults step two therapy (BTS)
- Evidence of poorly controlled disease
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to benefit from self management education
- Other respiratory conditions other than asthma
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00129987). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.