Mobile Phone Daily Alarm To Improve Compliance Of Intranasal Corticosteroid Among Allergic Rhinitis Patients.
Rhinitis, Allergic, Compliance, Medication
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Rhinitis, Allergic focused on measuring allergic rhinitis, Intranasal steroid spray, compliance, mobile alarm
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
• Patients aged 15 years old to 60 years old with persistent AR
- Positive SPT towards DF, DP, BT, cockroach, Aspergillus, Cat fur
- Own and able to operate functioning mobile smartphone with built in alarm
- Able to understand simple instructions
- Patients who can read in English and Malay
- Newly diagnosed AR or previous patients who only take intranasal corticosteroid less than 4 times per week
Exclusion Criteria:
• Patients on immunotherapy
- Patients with mild intermittent AR
- Pregnant patients
- Patient with psychiatric illness
- Patients with gross anatomical obstruction (severe DNS, gross polyposis, nasal tumour)
- Chronic rhinosinusitis(CRS) with or without nasal polyposis
- Patients who have adverse reaction towards INCS
- Patients with severe hearing loss
Sites / Locations
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Mobile daily alarm
Control
A mobile smartphone with functioning alarm system and solely owned by the patient. The alarm will be set by the second investigator to alert the participant between 6am - 10am (based on participant's preference) in the morning daily. A recorded dual-language (English and Malay version) tone for alarm mobile phone will be used. Apart from that participants are also counseled and educated about allergic rhinitis and are also asked to fill up self monitored adherence card to document their nasal steroid intake.
This group of participant will receive counseling and education regarding allergic rhinitis and the importance of compliance. Patients are also given a self monitored adherence card to document their nasal steroid intake.