Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:19 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:19 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03655392
Brief Summary:
Background: Patient education is one of the pillars of asthma treatment according to GINA guidelines. It has considered essential for adherence to treatment and for correct technique of inhaled devices.
Detailed Description:
Objective: analyze clinical, functional and inflammatory features of adult patients with partly controlled and uncontrolled asthma, before and after an educational intervention. Methods: 58 adult asthmatic patients (18-70 years old) were randomized into two groups: intervention group (IG) (n=38) or control group (CG) (n=26). IG patients were submitted to three 30-minutes intervention of a shortterm educational program delivered by a nurse in 3 visits with a one-month interval. CG group did not receive educational intervention. All patients were submitted to a spirometry, induced sputum collection, nitric oxide measure, collecting exhaled condensed (cytokine analysis) air and it's ph measure, Asthma Control Test (ACT), Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ), Asthma Quality Life Questionnaire (AQLQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and answered a symptoms diary, Statistical analysis: repeated measures (Sigma Plot Software 3.0).
Study:
NCT03655392
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03655392