Digital Action Plan (Web App) for Managing Asthma Exacerbations: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A written action plan (WAP) for managing asthma exacerbations is recommended.

Objective

We aimed to compare the effect on unscheduled medical contacts (UMCs) of a digital action plan (DAP) accessed via a smartphone web app combined with a WAP on paper versus that of the same WAP alone.

Methods

This randomized, unblinded, multicenter (offline recruitment in private offices and public hospitals), and parallel-group trial included children (aged 6-12 years) or adults (aged 18-60 years) with asthma who had experienced at least 1 severe exacerbation in the previous year. They were randomized to a WAP or DAP+WAP group in a 1:1 ratio. The DAP (fully automated) provided treatment advice according to the severity and previous pharmacotherapy of the exacerbation. The

SUBMITTER: Beydon N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10365576 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature