In-patient Asthma Counseling by Pulmonologist and Hospital Re-admission Rate

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02718339

Enrollment

164

Registered

2016-03-24

Start date

2016-04-30

Completion date

2019-11-30

Last updated

2016-03-24

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Conditions

Asthma

Brief summary

Prospective randomized clinical trial to assess the effect of in-hospital intensive counseling and follow-up vs. usual care, on re-admission rates of patients with Asthma. The study population will include asthma patients admitted to internal Medicine departments and medical ICU at Soroka University Medical Center, due to asthma exacerbation.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALIntensive counseling

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Males and females ≥ 18 years old. 2. Admitted to Internal Medicine at Soroka University Medical Center due to asthma exacerbation.

Exclusion criteria

1. Substance abuse (except for tobacco). 2. Handicapped or bed ridden patients. 3. Patients who don't speak Hebrew, English, Russian or Arabic. 4. Other significant respiratory disease such as COPD, interstitial lung disease (as decided by the PI).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Re-admission rate	Within 6 months after discharge

Contacts

Primary ContactNimrod Maimon, MD

972-8-6403417

Outcome results

None listed

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