Can the Quality of Life of Adolescents With Asthma be Improved by Focusing on Improving Their Asthma Self-management

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

BACKGROUND: Asthma is a long-term lung condition affecting 1 in 11 children and young people in the UK. Many teenagers have well controlled asthma, but a significant number continue to experience regular symptoms and asthma attacks leading to hospitalisations. While non-adherence to medication is a factor, teenagers also face challenges like changing relationships with parents and peers, avoiding triggers like smoking, and fitting in treatment with daily life demands. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) also face difficulties in managing teenagers with asthma. A previous study, funded by Asthma + Lung UK, developed a new approach to manage teenage asthma by focusing on self-efficacy, which is how confident one feels about performing a task. Teenagers completed the Adolescent Asthma Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (AASEQ), which identified areas where they needed more support. HCPs then tailored their consultations to address these needs. This approach improved the teenagers' confidence in self-managing their asthma. Improving quality of life (QoL) is a key goal in asthma care. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine if the self-efficacy approach improves QoL for teenagers with asthma. METHODS: Teenagers aged 12-18 years with asthma will be recruited from hospital clinics. They will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: 1. Teenager will complete the AASEQ at the start of their appointment. The HCPs will use this to focus the consultation on areas where the teenager needs support in self-managing their asthma. 2. Teenager will have their usual consultation with the HCP. Three months after the appointment, the QoL will be compared between the two groups using a standardised questionnaire. IMPACT: If the self-efficacy approach proves to be beneficial, it could help HCPs to empower teenagers to better manage their asthma and ultimately improve their quality of life.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 12
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Adolescent aged 12-18 years

• Attending a paediatric respiratory clinic

• Informed consent from adolescent aged ≥16 years, and assent plus parent/guardian consent for adolescents aged ≤16 years

• Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score ≤5.5 points

Locations
Other Locations
United Kingdom
Isle of Wight NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital
RECRUITING
Isle Of Wight
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITING
Southampton
Contact Information
Primary
Anna Rattu
a.s.rattu@soton.ac.uk
+44 (0)23 8059 6835
Backup
Graham Roberts
g.c.roberts@soton.ac.uk
+44 (0)23 8059 8138
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-08-26
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-11-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 98
Treatments
Experimental: Clinic consultation focused on asthma self-management
The participant will complete the Adolescent Asthma Self-efficacy Questionnaire (AASEQ), and the clinic healthcare professional will use the responses to focus the consultation on areas where the participant needs support for asthma self-management.
No_intervention: Usual clinic consultation
The participant will not complete the AASEQ at baseline and their healthcare professional will conduct the consultation as per usual management.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

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