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UnknownNCT00688792

Maternal Variables Associated With Adherence in Children With Asthma

Reasons for Poor Adherence for Long-Term Preventing Therapy in Children With Asthma

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
100 (estimated)
Sponsor
Hadassah Medical Organization · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
2 Years – 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

A questionnaire will be used in order to find out the reasons for poor adherence for long-term treatment in children with asthma. The hypotheses is maternal factors including the knowledge that asthma is a chronic disease and fear to administer inhaled steroids are major obstacles for appropriate adherence.

Detailed description

Parents to children aged 2 - 12 years with moderate to severe asthma who need long-term treatment with inhaled steroids will be included in the study. Three weeks after their visit in the clinic, they will be requested to answer a questionnaire by telephone.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2008-07-01
Primary completion
2010-06-01
Completion
2011-06-01
First posted
2008-06-03
Last updated
2008-06-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00688792. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.