Association of Written Asthma Action Plans with Medication Adherence and Exacerbation Self-Management in Children with Asthma

Association Between Written Asthma Action Plan Use and Outcome of Asthma Therapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20260707002

Enrollment

Registered

2026-07-07

Start date

2025-05-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Asthma Asthma Written Asthma Action Plan Medication Adherence Children Exacerbation Self Management

Interventions

Children aged 1-18 years with asthma who received a standardized Written Asthma Action Plan (WAAP) and education on its use

Treatment

WAAP group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. aged 1 to 18 years 2. had been diagnosed with asthma 3. were being treated with inhaled corticosteroid -based therapy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. had used a Written Asthma Action Plan (WAAP) prior to the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Medication adherence 2, 4, and 6 months after WAAP implementation Proportion of days covered (PDC)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Asthma exacerbations 2, 4, and 6 months after WAAP implementation Number of exacerbation events per month,Caregivers' self-management behaviors 2, 4, and 6 months after WAAP implementation Proportion of appropriate reliever medication use and step-up ICS dose during exacerbations	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactAnyamanee Sewarit

Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

aun.sew@gmail.com66841437939

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026