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How reminders and patient education help people with asthma and COPD use their inhalers: A Randomized Control Trial

The impact of reminders & patient education on adherence to inhalers among asthma and COPD individuals: A Randomized Control Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/089618
Enrollment
128
Registered
2025-06-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J449- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified Health Condition 2: J459- Other and unspecified asthma

Interventions

Intervention1: Patient education and reminders: Providing patient education and reminders to improve medication adherence in patients with Asthma and COPD. The duration of educational intervention wil

Sponsors

Swathi Naik
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age greater than or equal to 18 years 2.Physician diagnosed asthma & COPD 3.Participants with a prescription for using inhalers 4.Participants who can understand & communicate in Kannada or English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Participants with neurocognitive & neurodegenerative disorders 2.Participants with intellectual disability

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the impact of repeated reminders & patient education in improving adherence to inhaled medicationsTimepoint: The baseline data will be collected at the first visit (Time zero) The outcome will be assessed one month after the baseline visit (Time one)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To identify the underlying reasons for poor adherence to prescribed medication & inhaler usageTimepoint: The baseline data will be collected at the first visit (Time zero) The outcome will be assessed one month after the baseline visit (Time one)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMs Madhura Reddy

Manipal college of Health Professions

madhura.reddy@manipal.edu8105814181

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026