Can online care help kids with asthma breathe easier?
NCT ID NCT05500287
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether virtual care—online education, case management, and symptom tracking—can help children with asthma better manage their condition and improve quality of life. 97 children and their families used an asthma diary and sent updates every 4 weeks. The goal was to see if this approach reduces symptoms and boosts well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Virtual care (online asthma education, case management, and symptom tracking via diary)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that virtual care is a practical way to help children with asthma control symptoms and improve daily life, potentially reducing hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study (97 participants) without a control group, so results may not apply broadly. Virtual care depends on reliable internet and family engagement, which may limit its use.
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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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97 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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7 to 17 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: * having a smartphone or tablet with internet connection, parents and patient willing to maintain a daily log of symptoms and medication use Exclusion Criteria: * Children who had mental problems, had not attended at least one of the training and did not send at least one month of their asthma diary were excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ege University
Izmir, İzmir, 35040, Turkey (Türkiye)
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