Effects of Multidisciplinary Interventions in Elderly Asthma Patients With Risk of Acute Exacerbation
Asthma, Aged
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Asthma focused on measuring Acute exacerbation, Quality of life, Magnesium deficiency, Multidisciplinary intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
elderly asthma patients who had experienced acute exacerbation of asthma
1)aggravations of any of major criteria
- dyspnea
- cough
- wheezing
- increase or purulent changes of sputum
nocturnal symptoms
2)aggravation of more than one of following criteria
- a reduction of forced expiratory volume at one second or peak expiratory flow rate more than 20% compared than one's best score
- unscheduled clinic or emergency department visit or admission
- step-up of dose of asthma medications or any intake of systemic steroids
Sites / Locations
- Seoul National University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Intervention
We designed a intervention study to correct additional risk factors in elderly asthma patients. We offer following specific interventions simultaneously to intervention arm and will measure the effects of interventions after 1 years. popularize and educate the asthma action plan run a emergency call system for acute exacerbation educate the proper techniques using inhalers correct the deficiency of magnesium (magnesium 500mg per day)