González‐Martin 2003.
Methods | Randomised trial | |
Participants | 21 patients with asthma (intervention 11; control 10)
Professional (delivering intervention): not clear
Practice: 1 Outpatient paediatric clinic affiliated with Catholic University Chile Year of study: Not stated. |
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Interventions | Pharmacist educated patients on medication therapy and inhaler use using asthma explanatory booklet and prescribed medications brochure, vs usual care. Length of the intervention: 30 minutes Number of interventions: 3 during 9 weeks | |
Outcomes | Paediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire (PAQLQ) score: emotions, activities, symptoms domains Spirometry testing: Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1) | |
Notes | Funding source: Not specified Conflict of interest: Not stated |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Quote: "the child was assigned at random to one of the two groups of the study" |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Allocation procedure not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All Outcomes/Outcome 1 | Unclear risk | Same unblinded personnel administered both intervention and control arms |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All Outcomes/Outcome 1 | Unclear risk | Assessors were not blinded. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All participants completed the trial. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Few outcomes, all reported |
Other bias | Low risk | None |