asthma
Conditions
Interventions
The current intervention is additional to usual care and includes monitoring of
symptoms and lung function and communication of results, feedback and reminders
via internet and short message service
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * age 12-17 year * doctors diagnosis of asthma * mild to severe persistent asthma (patients who need inhaled corticosteroids as controller medication) * at least one asthma control problem (Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire-score *1 or Asthma Control Questionnaire *1.0) * PC with internet connection available * able to communicate in the Dutch language .
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients requiring oral corticosteroids as controller medication and patients with relevant comorbidity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary and secondary outcome are health related quality of life (PAQLQ) and asthma control (ACQ), respectively. Economic evaluation The costs of usual care and ICT-supported care will be compared from a societal perspective. In a cost-utility analysis, the difference in societal costs will be related to the estimate difference in QALYs using acceptability curves. A Markov model will be used to extrapolate the trial data to a 3 year period. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| self-management behaviour QALY (for cost-effectiveness analysis) inhalation technique (assessed by nurse) health care utilization knowledge of asthma lung function and daily symptoms self-efficacy asthma control by other instruments | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed