Asthma Self-Management in Older Adults

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00941694

Enrollment

Registered

2009-07-20

Start date

2009-07-31

Completion date

2012-12-31

Last updated

2013-01-16

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Conditions

Aged, Asthma

Keywords

asthma, aged, self care

Brief summary

Asthma self-management is an effective way to improve the outcomes of patients with asthma. However, to be most effective these interventions should be targeted and designed toward a specific population or group. There is currently no asthma self-management intervention directed towards older adults. The hypothesis is that a 6-session asthma self-management intervention will improve the outcomes of older patients with asthma.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSelf management intervention

Intervention arm will receive 6 group or individual sessions over a 7 week period

BEHAVIORALplacebo group

3 phone calls not related to asthma self-management

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

: Age over 65, physician diagnosed asthma, need for daily asthma control medication, access to a telephone. \-

Exclusion criteria

Smoking history greater than 40 pack years, current smoker, mental impairment that would preclude participation in the asthma self management program \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire	3 months, 6 months, 1 year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Asthma Control Questionnaire	3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Health Care Utilization	3 months, 6 months, 12 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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