| Asthma control and hospitalizations among inner-city children: results of a randomized trial (California, United Stated, 2004)(11)
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To examine the effectiveness of an interactive device in reducing problems of asthma control and hospitalizations |
Intervention: 66 children, 12 (2.3) years, education and self-management by website and phone(12 weeks) Control: 68 children, 12.2 (2.9) years, asthma journal |
Increased use of peak flow and reduced asthma control problems (except for activity limitation) in both groups (greater reduction in the intervention group only after 6 weeks) (7) |
| An internet-based interactive telemonitoring system for improving childhood asthma outcomes in Taiwan (Taiwan, 2007)(17)
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To evaluate a web-based interactive program to monitor, educate, and control the symptoms of asthma in children |
Intervention: 99 children, 10.9 (2.5) years, monitoring, and education by website, software, e-mail, and telephone (12 weeks) Control: 76 children, 9.9 (3.2) years, conventional treatment and education |
Decrease in daytime and nighttime symptoms of asthma, increased peak expiratory flow in the morning and evening; improving adherence, control, quality of life and ability to monitor the disease in the intervention group (6) |
| Internet-based home monitoring and education of children with asthma is comparable to ideal office-based care: results of a 1-year asthma in-home monitoring trial (Hawaii, United States, 2007)(16)
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To determine whether the telemonitoring of asthma at home is more efficient when compared to the clinic follow-up |
Intervention: 60 children, 10.2 (3.1) years, education and monitoring by website (asynchronous communication), use of video,phone and e-mail (12 months) Control: 60 children, 9.0 (3.0) years, education and conventional treatment |
Both groups achieved excellent therapeutic adherence, disease control, technical usage and peak flow values, as well as better scores on the use of the inhaler technique (6) |
| Improving Asthma Outcomes and self-management behaviors of inner-city children: a randomized trial of the Health Buddy interactive device and an asthma diary (California, United States, 2002)(12)
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To assess the efficacy of a an interactive device programmed for the management of pediatric asthma |
Intervention: 66 children, 12 (2.3) years, education and self-management by website, telephone usage (12 weeks) Control: 68 children, 12.2 (2.9) years, journal of asthma |
Decreased limitation in the activity, decreased reports of peak expiratory flow, reduction of emergency calls, between self-care behavior, and greater adherence in the intervention group 6) |
| Accelerometers and internet for physical activity promotion in youth? Feasibility and effectiveness of a minimal intervention (Netherlands, 2010)(19)
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To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a monitored individualized intervention of minimal physical activity in adolescents |
Intervention: 41 adolescents, 15,4 (1.1) years, Monitoring with accelerometer coupled to a website and use of software (3 months) Control: 46 adolescents, 14.9 (1.3) years, without intervention |
Increased activity of moderate intensity in girls after only 3 months; reduction in sedentary boys (significant at 8 months); positive effect on intention to practice physical activity in boys and negative effect on girls (5) |
| A phase II trial of telehealth delivery of the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention (Australia, 2008)(20)
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To evaluate the effectiveness of telehealth in the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention, in comparison to a control group |
Intervention: 9 children, 3 to 6 years, relatives treat by directions received over the phone, e-mail, audio recordings, and demonstrative videos (9 months) Control: 13 children, 3 to 5 years, without treatment |
73% decrease in the frequency of stuttering in 9 months in the intervention group compared to the control group (6) |
| Evaluation of therapist-supported parent-implement CBT for anxiety disorders in rural children (Australia, 2006)(21) |
To examine the effectiveness of biblioteraphy (CBT) for child’s anxiety |
Intervention: 78 children, 6 to 12 years, parents treated children by directions, besides sessions scheduled over the phone (28), e-mail (21), and initiative of the customer (29) (12 months) Control: 22 children, 6-12 years, waiting list |
The results of all forms of biblioteraphy were higher than those of untreated children. The most effective results occurred for contacts by phone (6) |
| Daily telemonitoring of exhaled nitric oxide and symptoms in the treatment of childhood asthma (Netherlands, 2009)(18)
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To evaluate the daily telemonitoring of exhaled nitric oxide fraction (FENO) in the management of childhood asthma |
Intervention: 77 children, 11.6 (2.6) years, monitoring FENO and asthma symptoms by software and phone (30 weeks) Control: 74 children, 11.8 (4.3) years, monitoring of asthma symptoms |
Increase of symptom-free days, improved forced expiratory volume in one second and in the quality of life, and reduction in the dose of corticosteroid in both groups (6) |
| An Internet-based store-and-forward video home telehealth system for improving asthma outcomes in children (Honolulu, United States, 2003)(15)
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To evaluate the effectiveness of a device programmed for the interactive management of pediatric asthma |
Intervention: 5 children, 6.6 (0.5) years, education and self-management by website (asynchronous communication), use of video, e-mail, and telephone Control: 5 children, 8,7 (2.5) years, education and conventional treatment |
All 10 patients were able to control asthma, with improved inhaler technique, increased values of peak expiratory flow, no visit to the emergency department, no hospitalization and infrequent rescue therapy |
