Asthmatic crisis
Conditions
Interventions
Building capacity of family health teams of the Salvador Railroad District for the treatment of asthma, through a strategy of collaborative care, with the support of a specialized team of ProAR. Inter
SP1.001.007.023.020
Sponsors
Associacao ProAR
Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Salvador
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18 years, without distinction of sex; Emergency unit care due to severe asthma attacks; Residing in the Railway District and being linked to a Family Health Unit District; Diagnosis of asthma by physician.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy or lactation; Patients with impaired comprehension and verbal communication; Participating or having participated in a clinical trial 6 months prior to the visit; Diagnosis of comorbidities that hamper assessment of asthma: other respiratory diseases, history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA), neurological disease, congestive heart failure (CHF), myopathies, psychiatric diseases and advanced neoplasia; History of smoking greater than or equal to 10 packets per year; Be regularly monitored at an asthma health service; Do not have a landline or mobile phone.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the time to the first repeat of a severe asthma attack; the number of severe asthma attacks in 12 months; asthma control score (ACQ-6 <1.5); direct health costs for patients and the public health system; knowledge about asthma; proper use of inhalation devices; frequency of hospitalisations; frequency of visits to emergency units; treatment adherence. As an evaluation method, we will use standardised questionnaires applied by a trained researcher who was blind to the intervention via periodic telephone contacts (a total of 8 contacts). Outcomes will be analysed using absolute and relative numbers and measures of central tendency. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess whether there was a recurrence of a severe asthma attack after randomisation (binary outcome); the number of severe asthma attacks during follow-up. As an evaluation method, we will use standardised questionnaires applied by a trained researcher who was blind to the intervention via periodic telephone contacts (a total of 8 contacts). Outcomes will be analysed using absolute and relative numbers and measures of central tendency. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAlvaro Cruz
Associacao ProAR
Outcome results
None listed