Comparing Asthma Action Plans for Pediatric Asthma

Relative Effectiveness of Pictorial and Written Asthma Action Plans for Pediatric Asthma

Status

Terminated

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00136305

Enrollment

Registered

2005-08-29

Start date

2005-08-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-08-26

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Conditions

Asthma

Keywords

pediatric asthma, asthma action plans, patient education, medication adherence

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the relative effectiveness of two asthma action plans (pictorial versus written) in terms of asthma action plan knowledge, medication use, and family satisfaction with asthma education.

Detailed description

Asthma medical regimens are complex for families, requiring changes in the types and amounts of medication based on the frequency and intensity of symptoms. Written asthma action plans (AAP's) are commonly used to provide a set of instructions to help parents and children implement these complicated regimens. However, written AAP's require substantial literacy levels, so for younger children, low-literacy families, or non-English speaking families, a pictorial version of the AAP may be more understandable and useful. The study aims to validate a newly developed, fully pictorial AAP in terms of its relative impact on parent- and child-reported knowledge of the action plan, medication use, and parent- and child-reported satisfaction, when compared to a standard-care written AAP.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALPictorial asthma action plan

BEHAVIORALWritten asthma action plan

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Children who are new patients * Receive a diagnosis of persistent asthma * Are in need of an asthma action plan

Exclusion criteria

* Diagnosed with intermittent asthma * An established patient who already has an asthma action plan * Not English or Spanish speaking

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Scores on the Asthma Action Plan Knowledge Interview	1 month	Measures recall of asthma treatment plan

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Adherence to Controller Medication	1 month	Mean daily adherence to medication measured via electronic monitoring
Rescue Medication Use	1 month	Number of puffs of inhaled rescue medication
Family satisfaction survey scores	1 month	Family ratings of satisfaction with asthma action plan

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026