Mobile Phone Text for Optimizing Asthma Treatment

June 9, 2009 updated by: University of Copenhagen

Assessment of the Health Related Effects of Compliance Optimization in Asthma Through Use of SMS (Short Message System) - A Controlled Trial

The study aims at providing information on how the Short Message Service (SMS) tool influences self-management in asthma patients and to assess the resulting health related effect. A wide range of models and theories exist in the compliance area, such as technical models, communication models, cognitive models and self-management models and theories. The use of some of these theories and models will serve as theoretical and explanatory tools for studying how and why the SMS tool influences the patient's self-management.

Objective:

The objective of this study is to assess the health-related effects of a SMS compliance and monitoring system for optimized asthma treatment in a controlled trial setting.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

244

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100
        • University of Copenhagen

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • asthmatics

Exclusion Criteria:

  • below 18 and above 45
  • COPD patients
  • no mobile phone
  • not using the prescribed asthma inhalation medication

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: SMS intervention
Behavioral: SMS support

The intervention consisted of sequences of SMS messages sent to the intervention group, each containing 2 or 3 monitoring questions and one reminder to take the preventive medication. The SMS sequence was as follows.

  1. Remember to take your preventive asthma medication (sent at 8.00 am).
  2. Were you awakened during the night due to your asthma? Answer YES or NO.
  3. How many times have you taken your asthma attack medication during the last 24 hours? Answer a number.
  4. What was your peak flow this morning? Answer a number (optional, depending on the participant's use of a spirometer prior to the study).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Asthma control test
EQ-5D
Time Frame: 0, 45, 90 days
0, 45, 90 days
Use of health services
Time Frame: 0, 45, 90 days
0, 45, 90 days
Use of preventive medicine
Time Frame: 0, 45, 90 days
0, 45, 90 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Copenhagen

Collaborators

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, Denmark
MedicoMonitor Aps

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Claus Møldrup, PhD, University of Copenhagen

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 5, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 10, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 10, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2009

Last Verified

June 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UC-SMS-01

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