About this trial

The objective of this study is to determine whether healthcare data and remotely collected patient data can accurately predict asthma attacks in children and young people aged 5-17 years. The main outcome is:

when using this new system, is there a reduction in asthma attacks compared with a historic average.

The whole population of children and young people with asthma will have routine healthcare data monitored, with a subset of people with high risk asthma asked to participate in a more detail study involving remotely monitored data.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Children and Young People with a diagnosis of asthma (coded as asthma or suspected asthma) or a prescription of inhaled corticosteroid in the prior 2 years.

Disqualifiers

Alternative non-asthma diagnosis that would require inhaled steroid

cystic fibrosis

bronchiectasis

primary ciliary dyskinaesia

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

900 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groups

Locations

1
NHS Lothian Edinburgh United Kingdom

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Edinburgh

Lead sponsor