The Development of the Walsh Asthma Self-management Programme and Feasibility of Implementation in Adults With Asthma in Primary Care

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Conditions studied: Asthma, Self-management, Asthma Control

In brief

Asthma is a common medical condition in Ireland. Adult patients tend to have periods when their asthma is stable and periods when it worsens. In order to reduce these periods of worsening asthma, effective ongoing management is required day to day by adults with asthma. Teaching adults how to manage their asthma effectively, plays a huge role in improving their asthma and having a better overall quality of life. This education on managing asthma has many different parts to it. Most adults will discover they have asthma through their general practitioner (GP) and it will be continued to be checked and managed through their GP or general practice nurse (GPN) in their primary care clinic for the duration of their lives. This research study is taking place to find out if a new education programme, will help adults manage their asthma better and improve the symptoms of asthma, reducing its overall impact on day-to-day life. This study is also looking at how easy it is to introduce and for nurses to deliver this study within a GP/ primary care centre. This study is to find out if this education programme works in a real life setting and if it can lead to better control of asthma for adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07609134

Run by

Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

People needed

40

Starts

2026-05-01

Expected to finish

2027-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adults over 18 years old
• Adults who meet one of the following criteria:
• a physician's diagnosis of asthma; coded as asthma (R96) as per the international classification of primary care (ICPC) or international classification of diseases (ICD) code J45 with associated use of asthma medications for 6 months prior to study enrolment.

You may not qualify if…

• Adults under 18 years old
• Adults with no diagnosis of asthma
• Adults receiving asthma education in a specialist hospital or community setting
• Adults unable to give informed consent
• Smoking ≥ 10 Pack Year History

Where it is running

• Royal College of Surgeons Ireland — Dublin, D, Ireland (enrolling)

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