Moderate or severe asthma in children Respiratory Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Pragmatic randomised controlled trial with delayed-implementation controls: analysis by intention to treat. Patients are identified from GP records. Remote randomisation is stratified by GP practice,
Sponsors
University of Wales Bangor (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 5 - 15 at recruitment 2. Living in Wrexham County Borough Council 3. On list of participating general practice 4. Ttaking inhaled steroids for asthma (three or more prescriptions over a 12 month period) 5. Written consent from parent or guardian to take part, complete questionnaires, and allow access to childs medical records
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Cystic fibrosis 2. Likely to move of the Wrexham County Borough Council area within 12 months 3. Ventilation system already installed and central heating already aequate at pre-randomisation base line Where a household contains two or more eligible children, one participant is chosen at random as the index case for whom outcomes are assessed.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parental assessment of the child's asthma-specific quality of life (PedQL asthma module) four and twelve months after randomisation. Baseline PedQL will be used as a covariate. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. General health-related quality of life (PedQL core module), school attendance and the use of health care including medication 2. An economic analysis will compare costs | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed