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| Name | Class |
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| Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of multifaceted educational interventions in the care of asthma, conducted remotely over the platform TelessaúdeRS in teams of the Family Health Strategy and the consequent clinical improvement patients.
Cluster-randomized trial with follow-up of 6 months. The aim of this study is to determine whether multifaceted interventions performed at a distance for the care of asthma symptoms reduce overhead, improve asthma control and qualify the care provided to patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| continuing education | Experimental | RESPIRANET is a multifaceted intervention directed at professionals of the Family Health Teams in the inner cities.Includes telemedicine, reminders, video conferences, educational materials for patients and consultants. |
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| Usual Care | Placebo Comparator | usual care |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Continuing education | Behavioral | Includes telemedicine, reminders, video conferences, educational materials for patients and consultants. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Symptom burden, measured as the number of self-reported asthma symptom days (ASD). ASD is based on 2 week recall. | The definition of a symptom day includes presence of any of the four types of asthma symptoms: wheeze, cough, night time awakening ou shortness of breath. The results will be collected through the application of standardized questionnaires. | six months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Asthma control | Control of asthma will be evaluated by the excessive use of relief medication in the last month. | 6 months |
| Health care utilization | Proportion of unscheduled medical visits during the follow-up |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Erno Harzheim, PHD | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital de clÃnicas de Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil |
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| Collaborator website | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001249 | Asthma |
| ID | Term |
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| D001982 | Bronchial Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D008173 | Lung Diseases, Obstructive |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
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| usual care | Other | Received the usual care provided |
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| 6 meses |
| Proportion of patients in use inhaled corticosteroids | Use of inhaled corticosteroids assessed by the proportion of patients who require medication to prevent asthma symptoms that are in use of inhaled corticosteroids. | 6 meses |
| D012130 |
| Respiratory Hypersensitivity |
| D006969 | Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |