Effectiveness of personalized written asthma action plans in the management of children with partly controlled asthma in Trinidad: A randomized controlled trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN53955042

Enrollment

100

Registered

2010-11-17

Start date

2010-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Asthma Respiratory Asthma

Interventions

Current interventions as of 20/05/2013: Personalised written asthma action plan versus routine care. Total duration of treatment is 6 months with monthly follow up of both arms for 1 year. Previous i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 20/05/2013: 1. Children with partly controlled asthma with a history of presenting to the Emergency Room (ER) or Paediatric clinic for acute treatment of bronchospasm in the preceding six months 2. Ability of the child and/or parent to follow written directions. Previous inclusion criteria until 20/05/2013: 1. Children with more than one admission to the ER for acute asthma care in the preceding six months 2. Children and/or the parents able to follow written directions 3. Children aged 1 - 16 years, either sex

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 20/05/2013: 1. Uncontrolled asthmatics 2. Inability of child and/or parent to follow written directions 3. Presence of co-morbid respiratory illness 4. Children or parents already in possession of written/verbal plans or other asthma education material 5. Children who sought care outside of the Chaguanas paediatric outpatient clinic or Emergency Room department and 6. Previous enrolment in an asthma educational programme/study. Previous exclusion criteria until 20/05/2013: 1. Uncontrolled asthmatics 2. Inability of the child and/or parent to follow written directions 3. Presence of co-morbid respiratory illness 4. Previous enrolment in an asthma educational program/study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of emergency room revisits, measured monthly	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Number of unscheduled doctor visits, measured monthly 2. Number of school days missed, measured weekly 3. Number of night-time awakenings with symptoms, measured weekly 4. Mean change in peak expiratory flow rates, measured weekly	—

Countries

Trinidad and Tobago

Outcome results

None listed

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