Virtual Care In Pediatric Asthma

NCT ID: NCT05500287

Last Updated: 2022-08-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 97 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-03-14
• Study Completion Date: 2022-04-20

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of virtual care for children with asthma on the disease management and quality of life of children with asthma.

Detailed Description

After children were randomized by protocol number, they completed the child information form, the quality of life scale of the child with asthma, and the asthma control test at the first interview. PEF meter and asthma diary were given at the first interview. Children in the virtual care group received online training in four modules within the first month.The virtual group provided counseling services by phone and video conference for six months. The control group received the standard care provided in the clinic. Asthma diary data were collected from both groups at the end of each month

Conditions

Asthma in Children

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Virtual Care Group

Children in virtual care group (VCG) were given distance asthma education for the first month. The education was given in groups of 5-6 children. Also, short videos were taken by the researcher on how to use medications and nebulizers and were shown in Zoom meetings. The education and videos were prepared by scanning the current literature and expert opinion was obtained from 2 experts in nursing education, 2 experts in pediatric nursing and a expert in the pediatric allergy field. Children and families sent asthma diaries to the researcher every 4 weeks. At the end of the first, third and sixth months, data from asthma diaries were collected via Google Forms. The Pediatric Asthma Child Quality of Life Scale score was also collected through Google Forms at the beginning and end of the sixth month. The patients received support from the researcher on case management via telephone or video call 24/7. Case management was multidisciplinary (a nurse and a specialist).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Care

Intervention Type: OTHER

Children in the virtual care group had distance asthma education, case management and virtual care

Control Group

Children and families who in the control group (CG), sent asthma diaries to the researcher every 4 weeks. At the end of the first, third and sixth months, data from asthma diaries were collected via Google Forms. The Pediatric Asthma Child Quality of Life Scale score was also collected through Google Forms at the beginning and end of the sixth month. In the CG, the education routinely given by the physician during the outpatient clinic visits continued in the same way. In the name of equality of opportunity, training presentations and videos were shared with the CG at the end of the study. Also, the training presentation was converted into a booklet (videos were added to the booklet in the form of QR codes) and delivered to the clinic in printed form.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Virtual Care

Children in the virtual care group had distance asthma education, case management and virtual care

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• having a smartphone or tablet with internet connection, parents and patient willing to maintain a daily log of symptoms and medication use

Exclusion Criteria

• Children who had mental problems, had not attended at least one of the training and did not send at least one month of their asthma diary were excluded from the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 7 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 17 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Ege University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Merve Gümüş

Dr.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ege University

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

IRB.E.57802

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id