At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Clinic consultation focused on asthma self-management (other)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 27 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Clinic consultation focused on asthma self-management — other: The clinic healthcare professionals (HCPs) will be provided with the completed Adolescent Asthma Self-efficacy Questionnaire (AASEQ), which will help identify areas where participants need additional support to improve their asthma self-management skills.
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 12 Years to 18 Years
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 98
- Started
- 2025-08-26
- Last checked
- 2025-12
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for asthma in children
- • NA - 98 participants
- • BACKGROUND: Asthma is a long-term lung condition affecting 1 in 11 children and young people in the UK
Who can take part?
- • Ages 12 Years to 18 Years
- • Diagnosed with asthma in children
Where?
- • Southampton - University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- • Isle of Wight - Isle of Wight NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
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.
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 12 Years - 18 Years
- Who can join: All genders
What the study is looking for
- ✓Adolescent aged 12-18 years
- ✓Attending a paediatric respiratory clinic
- ✓agreement to take part 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
Who cannot take part
- ✗Aged 0-11 or over 18 years
- ✗Adolescent or parent/guardian unable to communicate sufficiently to complete consent forms.
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Where Is This Study? (2 UK sites)
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton SO16 6Y, United Kingdom
Isle of Wight NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital
Isle of Wight PO30 5TG, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
Anna Rattu
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Graham Roberts
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