Virtual asthma clinic after hospital discharge aims to cut repeat attacks
NCT ID NCT07629830
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured remote clinic using video calls can reduce the number of severe asthma attacks in adults who have just been discharged from the hospital after an asthma flare-up. 220 participants will be randomly assigned to either two remote pulmonology visits (plus phone check-ins) or standard community care. The goal is to see if early specialist follow-up from home can improve asthma control and lower the risk of another attack.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- structured remote pulmonology follow-up via video consultation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient way to prevent repeat asthma attacks and improve long-term control without in-person visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study (220 people) testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not apply broadly. The remote format may not suit everyone, and standard care already includes some follow-up.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 220 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Presentation to the emergency department with an asthma exacerbation. * Ability to complete telephone follow-up and access to a personal e-mail account. * Agreement to participate in the study. * Written or verbal informed consent according to study group assignment. Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled cardiac disease. * Any other uncontrolled medical condition. * Inability to complete telephone follow-up. * Pregnancy. * Patients lacking decision-making capacity.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, Israel
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