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An investigation of an online social network for improving asthma management

Can online social networks improve asthma preventer adherence? A randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN29399269
Enrollment
514
Registered
2013-09-12
Start date
2013-06-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-10-17

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

Conditions

Asthma Respiratory Asthma

Interventions

Participants are randomized to either: intervention or active control. Participants belonging to both groups must log in at least once a week for 8 weeks to log their preventer use. Participants are e

Sponsors

University of Leeds (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 years or older 2. Managing asthma with a metered dose inhaler (preventer) 3. Able to access a device (laptop, desktop, or smartphone) with an internet connection at least once per week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Simple Medication Adherence Questionnaire, an established self-report measure of medication adherence (Knobel et al., 2002). Participants also asked to to estimate their adherence to treatment: "In the past two months, about what percentage of the time did you use your preventer medication as prescribed?" Taken at baseline and follow-up.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (MiniAQLQ). Taken at baseline and follow-up. (Juniper, 1999). Established measure of impact of asthma on quality of life. 2. Theory of Planned Behavior questions on behavioral intentions, attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioral control to take asthma preventer medication as prescribed. Taken at follow-up. 3. The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Broadbent, 2006). Taken at follow-up. 4. A 50 item IPIP Big Five Factor Markers Questionnaire (ipip.org). Taken at follow-up.

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026