The Effect of Video Education on Inhaler Use Technique

The investigators looked at the effect that video instruction located at www.useinhalers.com would have on improving inhaler technique at a hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The investigators compared this video instruction to written Spanish inhaler education. The investigators video taped participants before and after the intervention, and graded their technique on a pre-defined rubric.

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Key information

Conditions

Nebulizers and Vaporizers E Learning Patient Education

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Clinically-stable outpatient adults (≥18 years) with Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with history of at least one exacerbation in last 1 year
Clinical diagnoses of asthma or COPD

Exclusion criteria

Patients with language barrier (unable to understand and communicate in either English or Spanish)
Cognitive or physical dysfunction that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with completion of the study
Significant co-morbidity that can confound asthma symptoms - e.g. Congestive Heart Failure, current smoker, uncontrolled Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, neuromuscular disease, chest wall deformity

Treatment and study plan

Written Document Educational Resource

Other

A 2 page document with pictures discussing how to use an inhaler properly.

Online Video Education

Other

Education which included step-by-step instruction on how to use their inhalers correctly as well as a webcam element that allowed users to see themselves practice their inhalers along with actors on screen.

Primary outcomes

Improvement in Inhaler Technique Defined by 11 point rubric which details steps and techniques necessary for proper inhaler use

Time frame: Videos taken before educational interventions and directly after the 5-10 minutes allotted for the educational intervention. Videos will be assessed in the following months after using the 11 point rubric.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Romil Fenil Shah

Other

Collaborators

Northwestern University

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Video Education on Improving Inhaler Use Technique

Acronym: InhalerEdu

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Jan 21, 2016
Registry last updated: Jan 21, 2016

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