Arguel 2013.

Trial name or title	Internet Intervention called Healthy.me to Improve Asthma Management
Methods	Design: randomised controlled trial with a 2‐group parallel design Setting: Australia
Participants	Adults (aged 18 years or above) with a doctor diagnosis of asthma, living in Australia at the time of the study and with easy access to the Internet and e‐mail on a regular basis
Interventions	Intervention group: a web‐based personally controlled health management system (PCHMS) called Healthy.me supports consumers with asthma to encourage the uptake and use of a personal written asthma action plan, and to proactively seek self‐management advice and schedule planned general practitioner visits before experiencing an asthma exacerbation. It features a Personal Health Record (PHR) and pillbox allowing for self‐recording of medical test results, health measurements, current medications and medication adherence, a schedule or to‐do lists or reminders, consumer‐specific care pathways, social communication spaces which supports interaction across the continuum of care between participants and clinicians, and an online appointment booking service Control group: usual care (with access to a static webpage, without PCHMS features or any interactive component, with links to Australian information websites about asthma) Duration: 12 months
Outcomes	Organisation of care: number of planned and unplanned visits to healthcare providers for asthma issues Process: % patients with an asthma action plan (new or revised) (primary), usage patterns of Healthy.me and attrition rates Quality of life: competing demands on health and asthma Asthma symptoms and activity levels: score on ACQ, score on the Asthma Exacerbation Questionnaire, days lost from work Self‐management: adherence to the asthma action plan
Starting date	March 1, 2013
Contact information	Amaël Arguel, Centre for Health Informatics, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia a.arguel@unsw.edu.au
Notes	Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry CTRN12612000716864 ACQ: Asthma Control Questionnaire