In-patient Asthma Counseling by Pulmonologist and Hospital Re-admission Rate

Soroka University Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Asthma

Treatments: Behavioral: Intensive counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02718339

SOR-169-15 CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prospective randomized clinical trial to assess the effect of in-hospital intensive counseling and follow-up vs. usual care, on re-admission rates of patients with Asthma.

The study population will include asthma patients admitted to internal Medicine departments and medical ICU at Soroka University Medical Center, due to asthma exacerbation.

Enrollment: 164 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Males and females ≥ 18 years old.
2. Admitted to Internal Medicine at Soroka University Medical Center due to asthma exacerbation.

Exclusion criteria

1. Substance abuse (except for tobacco).
2. Handicapped or bed ridden patients.
3. Patients who don't speak Hebrew, English, Russian or Arabic.
4. Other significant respiratory disease such as COPD, interstitial lung disease (as decided by the PI).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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164 participants in 2 patient groups

Intensive counseling by a pulmonologist

Experimental group

Description:

Counselor visit during hospitalization, telephone follow up for 4 weeks and a follow up visits.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intensive counseling

Usual care

No Intervention group