Asthma Respiratory
Conditions
Interventions
The unit of randomization will be health facilities in the study area. The method is simple randomization. The primary care facilities of interest have 2 levels
5 Health Centre IV (HC IV) and 12 Health Centre III (HC III) based on the range of services provided. 4 HC IVs and 4 HC IIIs will be randomly selected to participate in the study. The 4 HC IVs will be
Sponsors
Makerere University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Months to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 2 months up to 17 years 2. Respiratory symptoms at the time of attending the study health facilities 3. Diagnosis of asthma at enrolment (for CRT on asthma education) 4. Ability to attend follow-up visits at months 1, 3 and 6 (for the CRT on asthma education)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children attending the health study health facilities for other services including disease prevention and health promotion services like immunization, growth monitoring and reproductive health 2. Children who will be unaccompanied and without any contact information for reaching their parents/guardians 3. Patients who will present after 5:00 p.m. and in the night will be excluded due to the difficulties of having the research team on site during this time
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome for the 1st CRT on routine screening for asthma symptoms is the proportion of asthma diagnoses measured using a questionnaire at the time of enrolment into the study (this trial has only one visit - no follow-up visits) The primary outcome for the 2nd CRT on asthma education delivered by VHTs is asthma control measured using age-appropriate asthma controls tool at baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome measures for the 1st CRT on routine screening for asthma symptoms are: 1. Symptom severity measured by questionnaire at enrolment 2. Asthma control scores measured by asthma control test at enrolment The secondary outcome measures for the 2nd CRT on asthma education delivered by VHTs are: 1. Emergency care visits due to asthma symptoms measured by questionnaire at month 6 2. Missed workdays by parents/guardians due to asthma in their child measured using a questionnaire at baseline, 1,3 and 6 months 3. Missed school days (where applicable) due to asthma measured using a questionnaire at baseline, 1,3 and 6 months 4. Hospitalizations due to asthma measured by questionnaire at month 6 | — |
Countries
Uganda
Contacts
Public ContactRebecca Nantanda
Outcome results
None listed