Telephone-Based Program to Promote Inhaled Corticosteroid Adherence Among Individuals With Asthma

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are often prescribed as a treatment for asthma. However, many individuals who take these medications do not adhere to their prescribed treatment regimen. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a telephone-based program at improving medication adherence among individuals with asthma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00414817

Run by

Kaiser Permanente

People needed

14064

Starts

2007-06-01

Expected to finish

2009-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Received treatment for asthma in the year prior to study entry
• Received at least one respiratory medication at a Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) or Kaiser Permanente Hawaii (KPH) outpatient pharmacy in the year prior to study entry
• Continuous Kaiser Permanente membership from the year prior to study entry through study entry
• Willing to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Excluded from primary analyses if fewer than three months of follow-up

Where it is running

• Center for Health Research/KPH — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
• Center for Health Research-KPNW — Portland, Oregon, United States

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