Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2016
A Web-Based and Mobile Health Social Support Intervention to Promote Adherence to Inhaled Asthma Medications: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of medical Internet research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Evaluation of the Effect of Web-designed Training Developed for Asthma Patients on Drug Compliance, Asthma Control, and Fatigue
Impact of the Implementation of a Telemedicine Program on Patients Diagnosed with Asthma
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Digital Health Interventions to Improve Self-Care in Patients With Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Mobile Health Interventions and RCTs: Structured Taxonomy and Research Framework.Journal of medical systems · 2022Pooled it
- Digital interventions to improve adherence to maintenance medication in asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Behavioural interventions delivered through interactive social media for health behaviour change, health outcomes, and health equity in the adult population.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Behavior Change Techniques Included in Reports of Social Media Interventions for Promoting Health Behaviors in Adults: Content Analysis Within a Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- The effect of web-designed education on medication adherence, asthma control and fatigue in patients with asthma: A randomized controlled trial.International journal of nursing practice · 2024Trial
- Digital Self-Management Platform for Adult Asthma: Randomized Attention-Placebo Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Impact of the implementation of a telemedicine program on patients diagnosed with asthma.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Trial
- The effects of different follow-up management on asthma control: a prospective cohort study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of Loneliness and Social Support on Acute Health Service Use and Symptom Exacerbation Among Adults with Asthma and COPD.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Article
- A mixed studies systematic review on the health and wellbeing effects, and underlying mechanisms, of online support groups for chronic conditions.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- Review
- Health Locus of Control and Medical Behavioral Interventions: Systematic Review and Recommendations.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Review
- Review
- Evaluation of the Acceptability of a Proposed, Instagram-Based, Randomized Controlled Trial for People With Asthma: Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- mHealth and Engagement Concerning Persons With Chronic Somatic Health Conditions: Integrative Literature Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Review
- Quantifying Social Reinforcement Among Family Members on Adherence to Medications for Chronic Conditions: a US-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019Article
- Digital technologies and adherence in respiratory diseases: the road ahead.The European respiratory journal · 2018Review
- Web-Based Medical Service: Technology Attractiveness, Medical Creditability, Information Source, and Behavior Intention.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundOnline communities hold great potential as interventions for health, particularly for the management of chronic illness. The social support that online communities can provide has been associated with positive treatment outcomes, including medication adherence. There are few studies that have attempted to assess whether membership of an online community improves health outcomes using rigorous designs.
objectiveOur objective was to conduct a rigorous proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial of an online community intervention for improving adherence to asthma medicine.
methodsThis 9-week intervention included a sample of asthmatic adults from the United Kingdom who were prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid preventer. Participants were recruited via email and randomized to either an "online community" or "no online community" (diary) condition. After each instance of preventer use, participants (N=216) were required to report the number of doses of medication taken in a short post. Those randomized to the online community condition (n=99) could read the posts of other community members, reply, and create their own posts. Participants randomized to the no online community condition (n=117) also posted their medication use, but could not read others' posts. The main outcome measures were self-reported medication adherence at baseline and follow-up (9 weeks postbaseline) and an objective measure of adherence to the intervention (visits to site).
resultsIn all, 103 participants completed the study (intervention: 37.8%, 39/99; control: 62.2%, 64/117). MANCOVA of self-reported adherence to asthma preventer medicine at follow-up was not significantly different between conditions in either intention-to-treat (P=.92) or per-protocol (P=.68) analysis. Site use was generally higher in the control compared to intervention conditions.
conclusionsJoining an online community did not improve adherence to preventer medication for asthma patients. Without the encouragement of greater community support or more components to sustain engagement over time, the current findings do not support the use of an online community to improve adherence. CLINICALTRIAL: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN): 29399269; http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN29399269/29399269 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6fUbEuVoT).
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