The Effect of Video Education on Inhaler Use Technique

Romil Fenil Shah50 enrolled

Overview

The investigators looked at the effect that video instruction located at www.useinhalers.com would have on improving inhaler technique at a hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The investigators compared this video instruction to written Spanish inhaler education. The investigators video taped participants before and after the intervention, and graded their technique on a pre-defined rubric.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Nebulizers and Vaporizers Patient Education E Learning

Interventions

Written Document Educational ResourceOTHER

A 2 page document with pictures discussing how to use an inhaler properly.

Online Video EducationOTHER

Education which included step-by-step instruction on how to use their inhalers correctly as well as a webcam element that allowed users to see themselves practice their inhalers along with actors on screen.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinically-stable outpatient adults (≥18 years) with Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with history of at least one exacerbation in last 1 year * Clinical diagnoses of asthma or COPD Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with language barrier (unable to understand and communicate in either English or Spanish) * Cognitive or physical dysfunction that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with completion of the study * Significant co-morbidity that can confound asthma symptoms - e.g. Congestive Heart Failure, current smoker, uncontrolled Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, neuromuscular disease, chest wall deformity

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Improvement in Inhaler Technique Defined by 11 point rubric which details steps and techniques necessary for proper inhaler use

Time frame: Videos taken before educational interventions and directly after the 5-10 minutes allotted for the educational intervention. Videos will be assessed in the following months after using the 11 point rubric.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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