NCT02879240

Animated Cartoons and Cooperation in Young Children Receiving Inhaled Medications

Effectiveness of Animated Cartoons for Improving Cooperation During the Delivery of Inhaled Treatments to Young Children With Asthma

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 47 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Up to 50% of infants and young children cry during the administration of their inhaled treatment for their asthma. This results in decreased lung deposition, and thus decreased effectiveness of their inhaled treatment. The objective of this study is to evaluate whether animated cartoons can increase the cooperation of young children with asthma who are not cooperative during the delivery of their ICS therapy through a pMDI/spacer.

Conditions

• Patient Compliance
• Inhalation Spacers

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Animated Cartoon	An animated cartoon chosen by the parents is displayed on a smartphone attached on the spacer of the child.
OTHER	Black screen	A video displaying a black screen is used as control, and displayed on a smartphone attached on the spacer of the child.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-01
• Primary completion: 2017-03-31
• Completion: 2017-03-31
• First posted: 2016-08-25
• Last updated: 2017-06-06

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: France