Helping children with asthma and their parents manage asthma better using an educational booklet and mobile app

Development, Validation and Evaluation of a Culturally Tailored Nurse- Led Intervention Programme for the Management of Asthma in Children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/07/113632

Enrollment

192

Registered

2026-07-07

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J45- Asthma

Interventions

Intervention1: Educational booklet: Culturally tailored pediatric asthma educational booklet including disease information, symptom recognition, inhaler technique, lifestyle modification, and home ma

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6 to 12 years diagnosed with asthma Children able to understand Hindi English Punjabi Parents of children with asthma willing to provide written informed consent Children willing to provide assent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with comorbidities other than asthma Parents with intellectual visual or hearing disability as documented in the medical record Children accompanied by caregivers other than their parents Parents who have previously attended a structured asthma educational programme

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Asthma control measured using Asthma Control Questionnaire ACQ scoreTimepoint: at baseline 1 month 6th month and 12th month	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters (e.g., Peak Expiratory Flow Rate/FEV1)Timepoint: Baseline, 1 month, 6 months, 12 months;Indices of asthma morbidity (number of exacerbations, emergency visits, hospitalizations, school absenteeism, rescue medication use)Timepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) scores of children and parentsTimepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Medication adherence scoresTimepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Participant (parent and child) satisfaction with educational booklet and mobile appTimepoint: 12 months	—

Measure

Time frame

Pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters (e.g., Peak Expiratory Flow Rate/FEV1)Timepoint: Baseline, 1 month, 6 months, 12 months;Indices of asthma morbidity (number of exacerbations, emergency visits, hospitalizations, school absenteeism, rescue medication use)Timepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) scores of children and parentsTimepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Medication adherence scoresTimepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Participant (parent and child) satisfaction with educational booklet and mobile appTimepoint: 12 months

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSukhpal Kaur

Postgraduate institute of medical education and research

sukhpal.trehan@yahoo.in9888536964

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026