Use of Mobile Phone Application for Asthma Sele Management

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences17 enrolled

Overview

This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of self-management provided through a mobile application.

The chronic nature of asthma management requires a long-term approach taking into account the variability of disease symptoms, triggers and exacerbations. Several current guidelines advocate for self-management as part of standard care. Low-income countries (LMICs) such as Malawi are experiencing an increase in the burden of disease which hinders delivery of self-management services. Mobile phone health applications (mHealth) has been reported as an effective and cost-effective tool in the monitoring and management of asthma.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Asthma Self Management

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Be aged 10 years and over 2. Have a Physician diagnosis of asthma and be prescribed a salbutamol inhaler 3. Reside in Blantyre 4. Participants should be able to read and write either English or Chichewa with Minimum standard 5 eductaion Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cognitively impaired 2. Presence of coormobities 3. Refues to consent 4. Presence of active lung disease other than athsma

Locations (1)

Kamuzu University of Malawi

Blantyre, Malawi

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

GINA Symptom Control Assessment

Asthma Control Test (ATC) Score

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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