Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Asthmatic Children in Inhaled Technique and Adherence.

Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Asthma Childhood

Treatments: Other: Educational Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07364643

IIBSP-EMA-2025-05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to see if a short educational session and demonstration by a nurse can help asthmatic children (6-17 years-old), under hospital control, to manage their asthma better, to use their inhaler correctly, and to know when it should be used.

The main question it aims to answer is how much improvement is reached on asthma self-management. The comparison group is the same group. Researchers will compare results before and after educational intervention.

Full description

The goal of this study is to see if a short educational session and demonstration by a nurse can help children manage their asthma better, use their inhaler correctly, and know when it should be used.

The study lasts about six months and has two visits:

Visit 1:

Participants will do the usual breathing tests, will show the nurse how to use the inhaler, and answer a few short questionnaires.

Then, the nurse will give some practical education using pictures and demonstrations. She will explain the right way to use the inhaler, to know the device, go over when and why to use inhaled medicine, and teach the participant how to recognize when asthma is getting worse and what can participant do about it.

Visit 2 (after 6 months):

Participants will repeat the same breathing tests and answer questionnaires again, so investigators can see what has changed.

Enrollment: 428 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of asthma.
• Prescribed treatment with inhaled corticosteroid.
• First-degree relative of the patient.

Exclusion criteria

. Inability to understand Spanish.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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428 participants in 1 patient group

Study population will be pediatric patients with a diagnosis of asthma, scheduled for consultation

Experimental group

Description:

The included population will undergo an objective assessment with pulmonary function tests and will be given questionnaires to evaluate their knowledge about asthma treatment. Afterwards, they will receive a brief educational intervention and will be scheduled for a follow-up visit at 6 months to reassess pulmonary function parameters and knowledge level.

Treatment:

Other: Educational Intervention