The Feasibility of Asthma Application of Mobile Phone and Mobile Spirometry for Home Monitor of Asthma Patients
NCT ID: NCT04808089
Last Updated: 2021-07-30
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
48 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-04-02
2022-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Asthma Control Test (ACT) is a patient self-administered tool for identifying those with poorly controlled asthma. ACT includes 5 items on 5-point scale, with 4-week recall on symptoms and daily functioning. The scores range from 5 (poor control of asthma) to 25 (complete control of asthma), with higher scores reflecting greater asthma control. An ACT score \>19 indicates well-controlled asthma.
In addition to correct diagnosis and prescription by physicians, achieving asthma well control depend on the patient's ability of self- management.
The self-management of asthma patients includes monitor of symptoms, monitor of peak expiratory flow, compliance of inhaler and avoiding the asthma triggers.
Portable digital tools may be the possible solution for home monitor of asthma patients. Through the application of mobile phone and hand-held mobile spirometry, asthma patients can monitor their symptoms and lung function at home outside of hospital.(5-7)。
"Health Lung" (AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP) is the application for mobile phone to help asthma care and is available freely in Google Play. Health Lung can be connected to the mobile spirometry, "ezOxygen" (Genius Holding Co.,Ltd Taiwan Branch).
Therefore, the functions of this App. include asthma control monitor, lung function monitor, controller and reliver inhaler reminder and recording, asthma educational topics in brief and information of air quality. The physicians can get the information about control status, lung function, adherence of controller and usage of reliver of patients between each clinical visit, if patients following the instruction of "Health Lung".
However, how the patients are willing to use digital tools at home and what is the real impact on the current hospital-based asthma care need to be validated.
The aim of the present study is to explore if the "Health Lung" application of smart phone and portable spirometry "ezOxygen" can further improve asthma control for chronic asthma adult patients with well asthma control (ACT 20\~24, but not 25), compared to hospital-based usual care in a medical center.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Health Lung App. +ezOxygen
Health Lung" App. (AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP) is the application for mobile phone to help asthma care and is available freely in Google Play. Health Lung can be connected to the mobile spirometry, "ezOxygen" (Genius Holding Co.,Ltd Taiwan Branch).
The functions of Health Lung App. include asthma control monitor, lung function monitor, controller and reliver inhaler reminder and recording, asthma educational topics in brief and information of air quality
Subjects can get reminder to use inhaler on schedule, input ACT score to evaluate the asthma control, get education materials about asthma and operate spirometer to access lung function outside of hospital.
he physicians in charge will get the information about control status score by ACT, adherence of controller and usage of reliver of patients between each clinical visit, if patients following the instruction of "Health Lung".
Health Lung App. of mobile phone+ezOxygen mobile spirometry
Subjects can get reminder to use inhaler on schedule, input ACT score to evaluate the asthma control, get education materials about asthma and operate spirometer to access lung function outside of hospital.
The physicians can get the information about control status, lung function, adherence of controller and usage of reliver of patients between each clinical visit, if patients following the instruction of "Health Lung".
Usual care
The research assistant assess/ teach inhaler technique, offering the asthma education as the regular clinical service.
Usual care
The research assistant assess/ teach inhaler technique, offering advice on adherence, delivering patient self-management asthma action plan and education the meaning of asthma control accessed by ACT.
Interventions
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Health Lung App. of mobile phone+ezOxygen mobile spirometry
Subjects can get reminder to use inhaler on schedule, input ACT score to evaluate the asthma control, get education materials about asthma and operate spirometer to access lung function outside of hospital.
The physicians can get the information about control status, lung function, adherence of controller and usage of reliver of patients between each clinical visit, if patients following the instruction of "Health Lung".
Usual care
The research assistant assess/ teach inhaler technique, offering advice on adherence, delivering patient self-management asthma action plan and education the meaning of asthma control accessed by ACT.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Regular prescription of inhaled corticosteroid-containing medications at least 6 months.
* The asthma control is well but not in total control: ACT 20\~24, but not to full score 25.
Exclusion Criteria
20 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ting-Yu Lin
Attending physician
Principal Investigators
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Ting-Yu Lin, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Locations
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Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan District, , Taiwan
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Ting-Yu Lin, MD
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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202100251B0
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id