| Methods |
DESIGN: Controlled Clinical Trial
METHOD OF RANDOMISATION: allocated systematically in the order in which they were recruited.
METHOD OF ALLOCATION CONCEALMENT: systematically allocated ‐ not concealed.
OUTCOME ASSESSOR BLINDING: unclear.
WITHDRAWAL/DROPOUTS: all subjects accounted for. |
| Participants |
Eligibility Criteria: 5‐70 yrs, asthma diagnosis by GP, anti‐asthma treatment given on at least two occasions in the past year, no other asthma patient in the family or household recruited to the study.
Eligible:415
Randomised: 339
Completed: 274
Age: mean: Not specified; Range Not specified.
Sex: Male / Female ‐ not specified.
Asthma Diagnosis: by General Practitioner.
Recruitment: from 14 general practices in South and West London.
Major exclusions: not specified
Baseline
FEV1 Not stated;
PEF Not stated,
Exacerbations Not stated. |
| Interventions |
TYPE: Non‐interactive
SETTING for the intervention: home reading of a booklet
MODE: Non‐interactive booklet plus a treatment card listing their medications.
CONTENT: General aspects of the disease process, prevention and self management. |
| Outcomes |
ER visits, Wheeze, Nocturnal Asthma. |
| Notes |
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| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
High risk |
Allocated systematically in the order in which they were recruited. |
| Allocation concealment? |
High risk |
Investigatorss aware as to order of allocation |
