| Trial name or title |
Telecommunications system in asthma |
| Methods |
Randomised, open‐label, active control, parallel‐assignment, efficacy study |
| Participants |
Adults with asthma receiving treatment with one or more daily controller medications. With FEV1 bronchodilator response of at least 12%. |
| Interventions |
Telephone linked communications systems will be used to provide education, behavioural counselling and monitoring of clinical status |
| Outcomes |
Medication adherence, quality of life, utilisation of urgent care services, oral corticosteroid use |
| Starting date |
August 2004 |
| Contact information |
Sparrow, Dept of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston HealthCare System, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 02130 |
| Notes |
Study scheduled to finish in December 2009 |
