NCT06562764

To Evaluate Newly Developed Pictogram Cards and Their Utility in Improving Inhaler Techniques in Asthmatic Patients

Role of Pharmaceutical Pictograms in Disease Management: A Mix Method Study of Various Stakeholders in Pakistan

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 320 (actual)
• Sponsor: Islamia University of Bahawalpur · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To evaluate newly developed pictogram cards and their utility in improving inhaler techniques in asthmatic patients.

Detailed description

A prospective, open-label, randomized controlled clinical study. For this purpose, pictogram cards are designed for Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI) and Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI). The pictogram labels are designed and printed in colors with Urdu language and then attached to the inhaler devices as cards. The demographic, clinical, and medical data are collected from the patients and their medical files. Moreover, the different clinical measures are also evaluated in the recruited patients.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Counselling by the Trained Pharmacist	The intervention group 1 is verbally counselled about the proper use of their inhaler devices.
OTHER	Pictograms Cards and Counselling by the Trained Pharmacist	The investigator developed pictogram cards for the use of inhalers (MDI and DPI) and pictogram cards are attached to the inhalers of patients in the intervention group with counselling by the trained pharmacist.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-10
• Primary completion: 2024-06-20
• Completion: 2024-08-25
• First posted: 2024-08-20
• Last updated: 2024-08-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan