App aims to ease asthma symptoms between checkups
NCT ID NCT04401332
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a mobile app that lets people with asthma report their symptoms between doctor visits can improve their quality of life. Over 400 adults with asthma used either the app or received usual care. Researchers measured changes in asthma-related quality of life and healthcare use over 6 to 12 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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413 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * English- or Spanish-speaking * 18 years of age * Regularly uses (most days) a compatible smartphone (iOS or Android) * Able to provide consent * Seen for primary care within the last 12 months at one of the 7 outpatient primary care clinics that are part of the Brigham \& Women's Hospital (BWH)/ Brigham \& Women's Faulkner Hospital (BWFH) practice-based research network. * At least one visit coded for asthma within 12 months prior to screening, including inpatient, emergency department, urgent care/walk-in, and specialist visits. Exclusion Criteria: * Deemed inappropriate for study, per judgment of the BWH/ BWFH primary care provider * Unable to provide consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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