Tailored Pharmacist-led Intervention to Improve Adherence to Budesonide in Asthmatic Children

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Gaining control of asthma can be especially difficult during childhood as children undergo a variety of biological, developmental, and psychosocial changes. This study was designed to evaluate the impact of a pharmacist-led patient-centered medication therapy management trial on asthma and medication adherence among children receiving budesonide at a tertiary hospital in Shaoxing, China. In this randomised controlled trial, one hundred and two children, with asthma, from 6 to 14 age, will be recruited and randomised to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will receive a pharmacist-driven discharge counseling on budesonide, an inhaled glucocorticoid, from recruitment, until 12 months. The control group will receive care as usual. The main outcomes were spirometry measurements and medication adherence estimation.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 6
Maximum Age: 14
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 6-14 years-of-age

• Met the diagnostic criteria described by the Recommendations for Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment of Bronchial Asthma in Children (2020 Edition)

• Dysfunctional lung function with a positive provocation test

• No previous respiratory rehabilitation treatment

• The parents' written informed consent.

Locations
Other Locations
China
Shaoxing Maternity and Child Care hospital
RECRUITING
Shaoxing
Contact Information
Primary
Renjie Xu, Dr.
xrjsxfby@gmail.com
+86-85081798
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-01-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 102
Treatments
Experimental: Pharmacist-led care group
In addition to usual care, the patient in the intervention group received pharmacist-led multidisciplinary care. The multidisciplinary team consists of a physician, a pharmacist and a nurse. To ensure the uniformity of the material provided during counseling sessions, all professionals attended training before beginning to work with patients. Patients in the control group were given the hospital's standard of care discharge counseling on budesonide, whereas patients in the intervention group were given both the standard of care counseling and a pharmacist-driven discharge counseling on budesonide. A pharmacist first spoke with the parents to obtain comprehensive medical, familial, and social histories. After personalized pharmacogenetic testing, a pamphlet with instructions on how to take their medications was given to each parent.
No_intervention: Usual care group
The control group will receive care as usual
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Shaoxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital

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