Asthma. Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: two educational sessions. The first session was about asthma disease, also the patients were instructed to blow three times every morning and evening into a peak fl
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group: two educational sessions. The first session was about asthma disease, also the patients were instructed to blow three times every morning and evening into a peak flow meter and rec
Control group: not receiving education and peak flow meter
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age 18-60 years old, having a confirmed diagnosis of asthma for at least six months, not having a severe or acute asthma disease, not having concurrent other chronic diseases such as: COPD, cystic fibrosis, severe rheumatoid arthritis, neoplasia, severe heart or kidney or liver disease, not having cognitive deficits or psychiatric co-morbidity, ability to read and speak Persian, having minimum literacy to read and understand text messages sent, having own mobile phones or in their close relatives, not having any sight problem or there is a third person for reading messages, not having asthma action plan based on peak flow meter Exclusion criteria: Admission in hospital for any reason during the study, relapse of severe or acute stage, not sending 9 consecutive messages
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Peak flow rate. Timepoint: 3 times a week. Method of measurement: Peak flow meter based on asthma actin plan. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Asthma disease control. Timepoint: The first and 3 months after the study. Method of measurement: Asthma control test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactShadan Pedram Razi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Outcome results
None listed