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| WelTel | UNKNOWN |
| College of Pharmacists of British Columbia | UNKNOWN |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | OTHER_GOV |
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Between 8% and 12% of Canadians suffer from asthma. Although there are effective and inexpensive treatments, adherence to asthma treatment is amongst the lowest for all chronic diseases.The purpose of this study is to determine whether enhancing the role of community pharmacists in asthma management using interactive short messaging service (SMS) with asthma patients is a cost-effective model that will improve adherence to inhaled corticosteroid medications compared to usual care.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive SMS | Experimental | Intervention with interactive SMS (text messaging) by which patients are asked to disclose their level of agreement with the following statement "I follow my asthma medication plan" and pharmacist follow-up |
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| Usual care | Active Comparator | Pharmacist conducted patient education, counseling and action-plan |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive SMS | Other |
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| Usual care |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Adherence to inhaled corticosteroid medication | Adherence assessed by medication possession ratio | 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Asthma control | Asthma control assessed by the Asthma Control Test | Baseline |
| Asthma control | Asthma control assessed by the Asthma Control Test |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mary De Vera, PhD | University of British Columbia | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UBC | Vancouver | British Columbia | V6T 1Z3 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 25494702 | Derived | De Vera MA, Sadatsafavi M, Tsao NW, Lynd LD, Lester R, Gastonguay L, Galo J, FitzGerald JM, Brasher P, Marra CA. Empowering pharmacists in asthma management through interactive SMS (EmPhAsIS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Dec 13;15:488. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-488. |
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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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| 6 months |
| Asthma control | Asthma control assessed by the Asthma Control Test | 12 months |
| Quality of life measured by the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire | Quality of life measured by the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire | Baseline |
| Quality of life measured by the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire | Quality of life measured by the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire | 3 months |
| Quality of life measured by the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire | Quality of life measured by the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire | 12 months |
| Health care resource utilization | Asthma-related hospital admissions and emergency department visits | 12 months |
| Use of reliever medication for acute asthma attacks | Use of reliever medication for acute asthma attacks | 12 months |
| D012130 |
| Respiratory Hypersensitivity |
| D006969 | Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |