Trial of Spirometry Fundamentals™ in the Primary Care Setting
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Asthma
In brief
Spirometry is a recommended component of asthma diagnosis and treatment in the primary care setting, yet few primary care providers report routine use of spirometry in the provision of care for their asthma patients. Misclassification of asthma severity has been reported when assessment is based on symptoms alone. This misclassification can lead to inadequate treatment that may result in increased morbidity and increased healthcare utilization/cost. However, even when spirometry is utilized to aid in asthma severity classification, primary care providers have a high rate of failing to meet the quality goals for testing established by the American Thoracic Society. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Spirometry Fundamentals™ tool in training primary care providers and their staff in producing high-quality flow-volume curves as compared to existing training modalities and to gather information in a 'real-world' setting that can be used to improve Spirometry Fundamentals™.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01152320
- Run by
- University of Washington
- People needed
- 52
- Starts
- 2007-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2010-06-29
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Subjects must have internet access in order to transmit spirometry curve and survey data.
- Subjects must have access to a computer with Windows 2000 /Mac OS 10 or higher in order to view Spirometry Fundamentals™.
- Subjects must have access to a ndd Easyone spirometer.
You may not qualify if…
- Subjects who lack internet access which will be needed to transmit study data
- Subjects who lack access to a computer with Windows 2000 /Mac OS 10 or higher which will be needed to view Spirometry Fundamentals™.
- Subjects who lack access to a ndd Easyone spirometer.
Where it is running
- University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States
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