LIBERTY-ID
Research type
Research Study
Full title
LIving BEtteR with asThma - Intervention Development study
IRAS ID
335281
Contact name
Judit Varkonyi-Sepp
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
R&D Department University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
About 330 million people in the world are living with asthma and 3-10% of them has difficult asthma. Asthma is called difficult to control when people with asthma experience frequent worsening even being on the maximum doses of asthma drugs. In the last five years our multidisciplinary team has shown the clinical benefits of a short-term structured exercise programme for people living with difficult asthma (PDA). However, we found that it is challening for PDA to continue with exercise on their own once the hospital-based exercise sessions finish. Changing habits and keeping up with them is complex. Therefore, people need to be supported until these new habits form and are strong enough to remain. Skilled practitioners can provide such support. Using learning from behavioural science and health psychology, our team has developed a world renown multimodal self-management support intervention for people living with cancer. The intervention focuses on initiating and maintaining exercise, optimising diet and includes supporting people through thinking, planning and developing healthy habits in exercising, diet and looking after their emotional wellbeing. In the LIBERTY-ID study,we aim to adapt this intervention to support PDA's self-management. In this adaptation, we will use the acclaimed Person-Based Approach. It involves asking people (PDAs and professionals working with PDA) about their previous experiences and their likes and dislikes about parts of the planned intervention. Using the Person-Based Approach will help make the intervention more useful and more relevant for PDA, and more likely for it to work in real life settings.
REC name
London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/PR/1483
Date of REC Opinion
23 Jan 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion