NCT02203266.
Study name | A randomised, parallel‐group, multi‐centre trial using a novel 'INCA' Tracker Device to measure and monitor compliance and technique of Seretide Diskus inhaler in a community pharmacy setting |
Methods | Open‐label parallel‐group randomised controlled trial |
Participants | Adults with asthma or COPD aged 18 years or older with a valid prescription for Seretide Diskus inhaler or currently using a Seretide Diskus inhaler. Planned recruitment 200 participants |
Interventions | Feedback on the participant's own inhaler use, with personalised information on participant technique and timing of use of the Diskus inhaler as recorded on the INCA device, will be provided to participants in the feedback group after 1, 2 and 6 months vs current best practice inhaler technique education |
Outcomes | Adherence, inhaler technique, rescue inhaled medication use, rescue antibiotic/steroid use, quality of life |
Starting date | February 2014 |
Contact information | Richard Costello Royal College of Surgeons Clinical Research Centre Beuamont Hospital Email: rcostello@rcsi.ie |
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