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IRCT201105146472N1 IRCT 2011-08-05 Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services The effect of using peak flow meter based on asthma action plan on asthma control The effect of education and follow-up using peak flow meter based on asthma action plan on asthma control 2010-04-30 anticipated 95 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/6905 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive. N/A Asthma. Intervention 1: Intervention group: two educational sessions. The first session was about asthma disease, also the patients were instructed to blow three times every morning and evening into a peak flow meter and recorded the best reading in peak expiratory flow chart. During two weeks, patients in intervention group measured peak expiratory flow values and recorded in their chart, also they sent one SMS to researcher about the best peak expiratory flow rate, three times in a week. After two weeks, second education session was held. This session was about education of asthma action plan. Then, the patients sent the SMS in a period of 12 weeks. Also, researcher provided feedback to patients about their asthma control, weekly. Intervention 2: Control group: not receiving education and peak flow meter.
public Shadan Pedram Razi
Medical-Surgical unit, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery Tehran University of Medical Science and Health Services, Tehran, Iran
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 21 6692 7171 pedramrazi@tums.ac.ir Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services scientific Shadan Pedram Razi
Medical-Surgical unit, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery Tehran University of Medical Science and Health Services, Tehran, Iran
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 21 6692 7171 pedramrazi@tums.ac.ir Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: Age 18-60 years old, having a confirmed diagnosis of asthma for at least six months, not having a severe or acute asthma disease, not having concurrent other chronic diseases such as: COPD, cystic fibrosis, severe rheumatoid arthritis, neoplasia, severe heart or kidney or liver disease, not having cognitive deficits or psychiatric co-morbidity, ability to read and speak Persian, having minimum literacy to read and understand text messages sent, having own mobile phones or in their close relatives, not having any sight problem or there is a third person for reading messages, not having asthma action plan based on peak flow meter Exclusion criteria: Admission in hospital for any reason during the study, relapse of severe or acute stage, not sending 9 consecutive messages 18 years 65 years Both J45 Asthma Treatment - Drugs Treatment - Drugs Intervention group: two educational sessions. The first session was about asthma disease, also the patients were instructed to blow three times every morning and evening into a peak flow meter and recorded the best reading in peak expiratory flow chart. During two weeks, patients in intervention group measured peak expiratory flow values and recorded in their chart, also they sent one SMS to researcher about the best peak expiratory flow rate, three times in a week. After two weeks, second education session was held. This session was about education of asthma action plan. Then, the patients sent the SMS in a period of 12 weeks. Also, researcher provided feedback to patients about their asthma control, weekly. Control group: not receiving education and peak flow meter Asthma disease control. Timepoint: The first and 3 months after the study. Method of measurement: Asthma control test. Peak flow rate. Timepoint: 3 times a week. Method of measurement: Peak flow meter based on asthma actin plan. Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Approved 2011-05-14 Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Keshavarz Ave., Tehran, Iran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)