Structured Nursing Intervention for Adults With Poorly Controlled Asthma: A Pilot Study

Conditions

• Asthma
• Medication Adherence
• Self-management

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• RESPiraIA-Asma — BEHAVIORAL
  Structured nursing intervention of 12 months organized in three operational cores (administrative, clinical, and nursing) and delivered across six visits. It combines therapeutic education, inhaler technique training with the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) checklist, home peak-flow self-monitoring, biopsychosocial assessment, and a standardized care plan based on the NANDA International (NANDA-I), Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) taxonomies, activated by objective clinical thresholds. Treatment adherence is monitored through the triangulation of the Asthma Control Test (ACT), the Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI), and the Medication Possession Ratio (MPR). Follow-up and the deterministic care logic run in REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture).

Study Details

Asthma affects a large number of adults, and many of them do not achieve good control of their symptoms. Poor inhaler technique, irregular medication use, and the lack of structured nursing follow-up are among the main reasons. RESPiraIA-Asma is a 12-month structured nursing intervention designed to address these gaps in adults with poorly controlled, non-severe asthma. This is a quasi-experimental, single-group, before-and-after pilot study. Each participant is followed across six visits over one year, at baseline and at months 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12. The intervention combines therapeutic education, inhaler technique training, home peak-flow self-monitoring, biopsychosocial assessment, and a standardized nursing care plan based on internationally recognized nursing taxonomies for diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes: NANDA International (NANDA-I), Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), activated by objective clinical thresholds. A central principle of the model is digital equity: the same standard of care is offered through three equivalent access routes (digital, mixed, or in-person), chosen according to each participant's digital skills, resources, and preferences, so that technology never becomes a barrier to access. The study evaluates whether the model is feasible to deliver in routine clinical practice, measured through participant retention, data completeness, and acceptability, and it looks for preliminary signals of its effect on asthma control, treatment adherence, lung function, and biopsychosocial well-being. As an exploratory pilot, it is not designed to confirm efficacy; its purpose is to inform the design of a larger future trial.

Key Dates

First listed

Jun 9, 2026

Start date

Oct 31, 2026

Status verified

Jun 2026

Primary completion

Apr 30, 2029

Completion

Sep 30, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

• Experimental: RESPiraIA-Asma structured nursing intervention
  Single experimental arm: all enrolled participants receive the RESPiraIA-Asma intervention, with no control group, and comparisons are within-subject (baseline versus month 12). Follow-up lasts 12 months across six visits (baseline and months 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12). Each participant is assigned to one of three equivalent access modalities (digital, mixed, or in-person) according to digital competence, internet access, available devices, and preference. The clinical content is identical across modalities, and participants may switch modality during follow-up if their circumstances change.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in asthma control measured by the Asthma Control Test (ACT) [ Time Frame: Baseline, month 6, month 9, and month 12 ]

Central Contacts

• Elena Fariñas Álvarez, RN, MSc
  34652114649
  [email protected]

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