Clinical trial NCT06742320: The Effect of Education Given to Children With Asthma
Official title: Effect of Education on Asthma Knowledge, Control and Quality of Life in School-Age Children Diagnosed With Asthma
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Asthma
Keywords: asthma
children
education
randomized control
Lead sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-19
Enrollment: 72
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 11
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The study is an experimental type with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up test control group.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of asthma education on asthma knowledge, control and quality of life of school-aged children (7-11 years old) diagnosed with asthma and followed up in the outpatient clinic.

Detailed description: Asthma is among the most common chronic diseases in childhood. Besides being one of the most common diseases, it is a preventable and controllable disease.In a study analyzing asthma data of children aged 0-17 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the prevalence of asthma was 8.7% in 2001, this rate increased to 9.4% in 2010, and decreased to 8.3% in 2016. In the same study, the prevalence of asthma was found to be 9.2% in boys and 7.4% in girls.Asthma is also the leading cause of school absences in children ages 5 to 17, accounting for more than 14 million days of absence from school in 2013.These adverse effects of asthma can be minimized with appropriate education.Studies have found an increase in the quality of life of asthmatic students after asthma education, a decrease in asthma exacerbations, school absences, parental workday loss and medical expenses, and an increase in adherence to treatment, asthma knowledge and correct inhaler use.These findings suggest that asthma management interventions increase children's knowledge about their disease and their self-management skills.Based on this need, the aim of this study is to examine the effects of asthma education given to school-aged children (7-11 years old) diagnosed with asthma and followed up in the outpatient clinic on their asthma knowledge, control and quality of life.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being between the ages of 7-11,
* Medically diagnosed with asthma and being followed up in the outpatient clinic
* Family and child agreeing to participate in the study
* Ability to use a smartphone, computer or tablet
* Having internet access
* Children who can read and understand Turkish

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children who do not have a medical diagnosis of asthma
* Children who do not agree to participate in the study and their parents
* Children who do not complete the training and tests

Primary outcomes:
measure: Asthma Quality of Life Scale for Children
timeFrame: About 3 months
measure: Childhood Asthma Control Test
timeFrame: About 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Asthma Knowledge Survey
timeFrame: About 3 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Izmir
country: Turkey
facility: Dokuz Eylul University Nevvar & Salih İşgören Children's Hospital Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Polyclinic
state: Balcova
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