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Can inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation improve asthma self-management at work? A randomized controlled trial in individuals with asthma

Can inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation improve asthma self-management at work? A randomized controlled trial in individuals with asthma

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00031843
Enrollment
180
Registered
2023-10-17
Start date
2024-01-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

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

Conditions

J45

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: patient education "Asthma and Work" on asthma self-management at work, 2 x 50 minutes within three weeks Group 2: Control group: patient education "Nutrition", 2 x 50 minu

Sponsors

Institut für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of bronchial asthma before the start of the pandemic (before March 2020, to ensure that asthma, not long/post COVID is the leading diagnosis) + Confirmation of diagnosis (ICD-10 code: J45) in rehabilitation by pulmonary physician; employment in an employee or civil servant relationship subject to social insurance with at least 15 hours of work per week; worked with diagnosis for at least 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: leading diagnosis/referral diagnosis COPD or long/post COVID

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
T1 (rehabilitation start, before intervention) - T2 ( rehabilitation end, after intervention): behavioural intention regarding the implementation of adequate asthma self-management, T1 (rehabilitation start, before intervention)- T3 (3-month follow-up): asthma self-management at work (items self-constructed during preliminary work)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
T1 - T2 - T3: knowledge of asthma-self-management at work (self-constructed), job-related self-efficacy regarding the implementation of adequate asthma self-management (self-constructed), number of sick days (self-constructed), number of exacerbations (self-constructed), asthma control (Asthma Control Test), asthma-related quality of life (The Marks Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire,), subjective employment prognosis (Scale Measuring the Subjective Prognosis of Gainful Employment)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulia Salandi

Institut für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

julia.salandi@uni-duesseldorf.de+49 211 81 08166

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026