Telecommunications System in Asthma
Effectiveness of a Telecommunications System in Asthma Management
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interventional
136
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This project is investigating whether application of a telecommunications system to the care of adult patients with asthma will improve self-management by enhancing compliance with preventive medication regimens and fostering the use of peak-flow-based action plans.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3 asthma
Started Aug 2004
Longer than P75 for phase_3 asthma
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2004
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 30, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 4, 2005
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2009
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
February 13, 2014
CompletedApril 24, 2015
October 1, 2013
4.9 years
September 30, 2005
November 27, 2013
April 6, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Participants With Unscheduled Asthma-related Visits
Number of participants found to have any unscheduled office visits, emergency room visits, or hospitalizations that are related to asthma during one year.
1 year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Participants With Oral Corticosteroid Use
1 year
Study Arms (2)
TLC-Asthma
EXPERIMENTALTelephone-based home education and asthma monitoring
TLC-health education
ACTIVE COMPARATORTelephone-based home education
Interventions
Telephone-linked communication (TLC) designed to improve asthma self-management by enhancing compliance with preventive medication regimens
A telephone-linked communication system (TLC) to provide general health education.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Physician diagnosis of asthma
- Receiving treatment with one or more daily controller (i.e., preventive) medications
- Age = 18 years
- Less than 30 pack years of cigarette smoking
- FEVi greater than 50% of predicted
- FEVi bronchodilator response of at least 12%
- Ability to use a telephone without assistance
You may not qualify if:
- N/A
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, 02130, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. David Sparrow
- Organization
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
David William Sparrow, DSc
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 30, 2005
First Posted
October 4, 2005
Study Start
August 1, 2004
Primary Completion
July 1, 2009
Study Completion
December 1, 2009
Last Updated
April 24, 2015
Results First Posted
February 13, 2014
Record last verified: 2013-10