Teaching families to use asthma inhalers better
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether teaching families a better inhaler technique helps children with asthma use their preventive inhalers correctly and take them as prescribed. It compares two educational approaches to see which works best in the hospital setting.
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Who can take part
- Your child has been diagnosed with asthma by a doctor.
- Your child is prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid (a daily preventive inhaler) for asthma.
- You are a parent, brother, or sister of the child (first-degree relative).
- You and your child can understand and communicate in Spanish.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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