The Development of the Walsh Asthma Self-management Programme and Feasibility of Implementation in Adults With Asthma in Primary Care

NCT07609134 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: REC202602014
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Asthma is a common medical condition in Ireland. Adult patients tend to have periods when their asthma is stable and periods when it worsens. In order to reduce these periods of worsening asthma, effective ongoing management is required day to day by adults with asthma. Teaching adults how to manage their asthma effectively, plays a huge role in improving their asthma and having a better overall quality of life. This education on managing asthma has many different parts to it. Most adults will discover they have asthma through their general practitioner (GP) and it will be continued to be checked and managed through their GP or general practice nurse (GPN) in their primary care clinic for the duration of their lives. This research study is taking place to find out if a new education programme, will help adults manage their asthma better and improve the symptoms of asthma, reducing its overall impact on day-to-day life. This study is also looking at how easy it is to introduce and for nurses to deliver this study within a GP/ primary care centre. This study is to find out if this education programme works in a real life setting and if it can lead to better control of asthma for adults.

Conditions

Asthma; Self-management; Asthma Control

Keywords

Asthma; self-management education; asthma control; primary care; nursing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Feasibility of implementation

  In terms of: recruitment, retention, response rates and service users' views of the intervention

  6 months

• Education

  Establish the nurses' frequency of education implementation

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Asthma Control Test Questionnaire

  6 months

• Modified asthma self-efficacy questionnaire

  6 months

• Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (mAQLQ)

  6 months

• Spirometry - Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)

  6 months

• Spirometry - Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

WASP intervetion

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: WASP asthma self-management programme

Interventions

WASP asthma self-management programme OTHER

all participants will received the WASP intervention which includes (asthma education, self-management training and behaviour change strategies)

WASP intervetion

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adults over 18 years old
• Adults who meet one of the following criteria:
• a physician's diagnosis of asthma; coded as asthma (R96) as per the international classification of primary care (ICPC) or international classification of diseases (ICD) code J45 with associated use of asthma medications for 6 months prior to study enrolment.

You may not qualify if:

• Adults under 18 years old
• Adults with no diagnosis of asthma
• Adults receiving asthma education in a specialist hospital or community setting
• Adults unable to give informed consent
• Smoking ≥ 10 Pack Year History

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland: lead

Study Sites (1)

Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

Dublin, D, D15 AXV5, Ireland

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Joanne Walsh, MSc

CONTACT

01-4022300; joannewalsh21@rcsi.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2026
• First Posted: May 27, 2026
• Study Start: May 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2027
• Last Updated: May 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

IE (1)