Asthma in Children
Conditions
Brief summary
This randomized control trial design (RCT) study was conducted on children aged 6 -11 years
Detailed description
This randomized control trial design study was conducted on children aged 6 -11 years, visiting the pediatric outpatient department and emergency at Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi. For the experimental group, a nursing educational intervention session was conducted with the patient and family/caregiver by the principal investigator, and a doctor provided the usual care/treatment. In contrast, the control group received only the usual care/treatment provided by the doctor. For the control group, educational material on asthma was provided in a booklet according to Global Initiative of Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Pre Childhood-Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) score of participants was measured before the intervention, and post-C-ACT score measurement was made after one month using the same questionnaires and C-ACT tool.
Interventions
Nursing Educational Intervention
Sponsors
Dow University of Health Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Intervention model description
Intervention and control group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 11 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children between the aged 6 to 11 years * Have asthma diagnosed by a physician at least 6-month back * Uncontrolled asthma based on C-ACT score 19 or less 19.
Exclusion criteria
* Chronic respiratory illnesses like T.B. cystitis and fibrosis. * Sinusitis, * Gastrointestinal reflux disease, * Rhinitis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Childhood asthma control test (C-ACT) Score | 4 weeks | C-ACT Score was measured in both controlled and intervention groups and compared the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention |
| Number of times got Admissions due to asthma in the last 4 weeks | 4 weeks | Using the same questionnaire number of admissions was compared to the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention by the mean and standard deviation |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of times visited emergency due to asthma in last 4 weeks | 4 weeks | Using the same questionnaire number of admissions was compared to the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention by the mean and standard deviation |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed