EmPhAsIS: Empowering Pharmacists in Asthma Management Through Interactive SMS
NCT ID: NCT02170883
Last Updated: 2020-12-10
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
271 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-05-31
2019-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Interactive SMS
Intervention with interactive SMS (text messaging) by which patients are asked to disclose their level of agreement with the following statement "I follow my asthma medication plan" and pharmacist follow-up
Interactive SMS
Usual care
Pharmacist conducted patient education, counseling and action-plan
Usual care
Interventions
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Interactive SMS
Usual care
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* possessing a cell-phone with ability to send/receive text messages
* residing in British Columbia (BC), Canada and planning to reside in BC for the next 12 months
* registered with the medical services plan (MSP, the provincial insure of medically-required services) in the past 12 months, and planning to remain registered for the next 12 months
* designated pharmacy being the main drugstore for patient
* not participating in another interventional study
* consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
* Under 14 years of age
14 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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WelTel
UNKNOWN
College of Pharmacists of British Columbia
UNKNOWN
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
OTHER_GOV
University of British Columbia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mary De Vera
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigators
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Mary De Vera, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of British Columbia
Locations
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UBC
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Countries
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References
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De Vera MA, Sadatsafavi M, Tsao NW, Lynd LD, Lester R, Gastonguay L, Galo J, FitzGerald JM, Brasher P, Marra CA. Empowering pharmacists in asthma management through interactive SMS (EmPhAsIS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Dec 13;15:488. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-488.
Other Identifiers
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H14-01451
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id