An Electronic Shared Decision-Making Application to Improve Asthma Outcomes

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Asthma

Treatments: Behavioral: Electronic Asthma Shared Decision-Making App- Patient Data; Behavioral: Shared Decision Making Physician Training Video; Behavioral: Standard Care; Behavioral: Electronic Asthma Shared Decision-Making App

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04951102

HUM00193830

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will increase knowledge about the feasibility and effect on patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes of using an electronic Shared Decision Making (SDM) application (app) for patients with asthma in the allergy/immunology clinic visit setting. SDM is defined as an approach where clinicians and patients share the best available evidence when faced with the task of making decisions, and where patients are supported to consider options and make informed choices.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English speaking
• Diagnosis of persistent asthma
• Have an in-person visit or telehealth encounter at the allergy/clinical immunology clinics participating in this study

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of intermittent asthma
• Any other lung disease
• Smoking greater than 20 pack years or current smoking
• Mental impairment such that participation would not be possible

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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81 participants in 4 patient groups

Group A Patients who receive SDM intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Group A patients will complete a pre-visit electronic Asthma SDM App. They may also receive educational information regarding asthma, medication management, smoking cessation, COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Electronic Asthma Shared Decision-Making App

Group B Patients who receive standard care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group B patients will receive standard care.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Care

Group A Physicians who receive SDM training and electronic Asthma SDM App data

Experimental group

Description:

Group A physicians will view an SDM Physician Training Video and receive the patients' reported data from the pre-visit asthma SDM App prior to the patients' visits.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Electronic Asthma Shared Decision-Making App- Patient Data

Behavioral: Shared Decision Making Physician Training Video

Group B Physicians who provide standard care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group B physicians will provide standard care.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Care