Asthma
Conditions
Keywords
Asthma, Health education, Pregnancy
Brief summary
Asthma is the most frequent respiratory disease during pregnancy. In a third of cases, the level of asthma control can decrease during the pregnancy, especially between the 29th and the 36th week. The occurrence of such complications are linked with a high asthma severity level just before the conception and an history of respiratory complications in a previous pregnancy. Many reviews and recommendations claim that pregnant women with asthma should be included in an educational progamme. However, this is poorly studied. The purpose of this study is to observe if an educational programme given before the 20th weeks of gestation has an effect on asthma control until the end of gestation.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHealth education about asthma
Three face-to-face appointments (\<20, 36 weeks of gestation and 12 weeks after the baby birth). Topics: What is asthma? What influence the course of asthma? How to monitor it? How to manage it?
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Pregnant woman (less than 20 weeks of gestation at the inclusion time) * Diagnosis of asthma before the pregnancy (clinical history and specific medications used) * Agreement to enter into the study
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant woman (more than 20 weeks of gestation at the inclusion time) * History of major respiratory problems during previous pregnancy(ies) * Refusal to enter into the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The level of asthma control | Inclusion (baseline), 36 weeks of gestation, 12 weeks post partum | Assessment by the Asthma Control Questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of unscheduled visits to the doctor for asthma | Inclusion (baseline), 36 weeks of gestation, 12 weeks post partum | — |
| Quality of life | Inclusion (baseline), 36 weeks of gestation, 12 weeks post partum | Asthma Quality of life questionnaire |
| Knowledge about asthma | Inclusion (baseline), 36 weeks of gestation, 12 weeks post partum | Survey of asthma knowledge of French language Questionnaire de connaissance de l'asthme de langue française |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed