Nursing Interventions to Mitigate Climate Change-related Effects on Symptom Severity and Physical Capacity

NCT07111143 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: senior asthma
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Randomize controlled, parallel, double-blind, with two arms, which purpose is verify the nursing educational intervention effects to reduce asthma severity symptoms in older adults.

Conditions

Asthma Exacerbations

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• asthma severity

  Education intervention for asthma prevention. self-management practices and adaptation behaviors: rinsing the nose with salty water, inhalation of steam, proper technique of using inhalers, breathing and Aerobic exercises. Lara Asthma Symptom Scale was used total score between 8 and 40, where higher scores indicate more severe asthma symptoms.

  thee month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• physical activity level among participants

  three month

Study Arms (2)

placebo, bronchodilator, cortisone if necessary

SHAM COMPARATOR

Active comparator: asthmatic medication only

Other: nursing intervention

education group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group received a nursing intervention, which included three educational sessions classified into one session for the theoretical part through using face to face lecture, discussion, and two sessions for the practical part by utilizing PowerPoint, discussion, demonstration and re-demonstration. The researchers divided the participants into small groups each group consisted 3-4 cases, and three educational sessions provided for each group after data collection.

Other: nursing intervention

Interventions

nursing intervention OTHER

medication only

education group; placebo, bronchodilator, cortisone if necessary

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Typically involve confirmation of an asthma diagnosis by a physician
• Age range (often 60 and above ).
• Must be able to provide informed consent and communicate.

You may not qualify if:

• Severe comorbidities, recent asthma exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids
• Inability to communicate effectively or perform necessary lung function tests.
• Cognitive impairments

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norther Private Collage of Nursing: lead
• Minia University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Norther Private Colleague of Nursing

Arar, Norther Border, 1447, Saudi Arabia

Location

Related Links

• The impact of climate change on the environment, biosphere, and biodiversity has become more evident in the recent years. Human activities have increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and other greenhouse gases. Change in climate an

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Methods

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor, researcher

Model Details: the study divided into study and control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 18, 2025
• First Posted: August 8, 2025
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2025
• Study Completion: May 29, 2025
• Last Updated: August 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)