NCT02091869

A Randomized Trial Examining the Effectiveness of Mobile-Based Asthma Action Plans vs. Paper Asthma Action Plans

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if using a mobile phone application asthma action plan will help improve asthma management.

Detailed description

The investigators propose to conduct a randomized trial to examine the effectiveness of a mobile-based Asthma Action Plan that will meet the national guidelines recommendation for individualized Asthma Action Plan treatment plans. The mobile app will provide immediate instructions and feedback once data is entered by the participants. This is an randomized trial which will be compared with an paper asthma action plan. Participants will be randomized through a statistical table. The mobile app will be password and Health Information Portability and Protection Act protected.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Paper Asthma Action Plan	Participants will utilize a paper based asthma action plan to record asthma symptoms and medication usage.
DEVICE	Mobile Phone	Participant will be able to log peak flow data, medications, and symptoms in their mobile phones utilizing the mobile app.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-01
• Completion: 2015-04-01
• First posted: 2014-03-19
• Last updated: 2018-06-29
• Results posted: 2017-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States