ASTHMA-Educator Mobile Application Manage Asthma

Montefiore Medical Center70 enrolled

Overview

Through this study, the investigators developed the ASTHMA-Educator mobile application, and evaluated its use among adult asthma patients at Montefiore.

Through this study, the investigators developed the ASTHMA-Educator mobile application, and evaluated its use through 2 phases: 1) Phase 1 = process outcomes evaluation with 30 patients); and 2) Phase 2 (longitudinal clinical evaluation with 40 patients receiving the intervention at baseline, 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months). The study's primary outcome is asthma control.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Asthma

Interventions

ASTHMA-Educator mobile applicationOTHER

The on-site delivered ASTHMA-Educator mobile application.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Adults (\>18 years) with: (a) severe asthma (i.e. at least one asthma-related ED visit and/or hospitalization in the previous year); (b) access to a smartphone with short message service (SMS) capability; (c) English speaking; (d) able to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: (a) use of oral corticosteroids in the 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit; (b) pregnancy; (c) severe psychiatric or cognitive problems that would prohibit an individual from understanding and completing the protocol; and (d) patients that previously received the ASTHMAXcel application.

Locations (1)

Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline asthma control to 2, 4, and 6 months

Asthma symptom burden as measured by the Asthma Control Test

Time frame: Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change from baseline asthma knowledge to immediately post-intervention, 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months

Asthma knowledge as measured by the validated Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire

Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months

Patient satisfaction measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8

Time frame: Immediately post-intervention at the baseline visit, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months

Time spent in using the mobile application

Time frame: Immediately post-intervention at the baseline visit

Asthma quality of life measured by the mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (mini-AQLQ)

Patients' asthma quality of life measured by the mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (mini-AQLQ)

Time frame: Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months

Asthma emergency department visits

Time frame: Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months

Asthma hospitalizations

Time frame: Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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