Utilization of the Asthma Control Test at the initiation of therapy for patients with asthma

Utilization of the Asthma Control Test at the initiation of therapy for patients with asthma: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN31998214

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-09-21

Start date

2011-09-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-05-22

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Conditions

Asthma Respiratory Asthma

Interventions

Patients will be randomized to receive their initial treatment based on either the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) Approach (Group A) or the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) approach (group B).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age above 12 years with the diagnosis of asthma 2. Literate patient 3. No controller therapy for 2 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Use of controller therapy for 2 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Step up or down of therapy 2. Change in asthma control test (ACT) 3. Change in peak expiratory flow (PEF) Measured at initiation visit then follow-up visit in 4 weeks time	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1), measured at initiation visit then follow-up visit in 4 weeks time	—

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 26, 2026