Determine if counselling patients on how to use metered dose inhalers improves quality of life

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN41103844

Enrollment

150

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2003-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Respiratory: Asthma Respiratory Asthma

Interventions

50 patients in each of the three groups: 1. Intervention counselled 2. Intervention non-counselled 3. Control group

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Changes in inspiratory flow rates through MDIs 2. Changes in peak flow measurements 3. Scores from the asthma quality of life questionnaire (AQLQ) 4. Jones Morbidity Index score and answers to three questions on number of bottles of cough mixture, courses of antibiotics and number of prednisolone tablets taken in the past six months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026