Systematic practice-based asthma care in the Australian setting

A cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the impact of systematic asthma care in Australian general practice on patient health outcomes, quality of care and cost effectiveness

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000091606

Acronym

SPBAC

Enrollment

880

Registered

2005-08-05

Start date

2004-03-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Application of systematic care at the practice level. Systematic care includes asthma register, recall of patients, GP and staff education and quality assurance. Intervention takes place over 12 month period.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosed with moderate or severe asthma.

Exclusion criteria

If unable to read and understand English; other major illnesses; significant cognitive impairment.

Outcome results