[4.2-5.0] [5.2-6.0] P = 0.53 MBQ A 2.5 (0.5) 2.3 (0.5) [2.4-2.6] [1.9-2.8] MBQ B 2.6 (0.4) 2.5 (0.4) [2.5-2.8] [2.3-2.7] P = 0.56 IPQ Group A 5.6 (1.3) 4.4 (1.4) [5.2-6.0] [3.7-5.5] IPQ Group B 5.3 (0.9) 4.8 (0.9) [5.0-5.6] [4.3-5.2] P = 0.21 Table 17 Between group comparisons for secondary outcomes for Groups A and B. BTS = – British Thoracic Society. PQL = Paediatric quality of life questionnaire. Inhaled steroid dose is beclometasone equivalent dose. 4.3.4.10 Clinic Visits Table 18 shows the rates of did not attend (DNA) and cancelled clinic appointments in groups A and B. Wherever possible, appointments were re-scheduled. However as some patients were not scheduled a clinic appointment at or around a 3 month interval, or had cancelled an appointment without the possibility of obtaining a replacement appointment, 35 non-clinical study visits (15 intervention, 20 control) were performed. Despite these visits, the high number of cancelled or missed appointments impacted on the ability to provide feedback at each of the three scheduled time points (3,6 & 9 months). Table 19 shows the number of successful feedback visits for group A (total number of participants randomised to group A, n = 47). Total no. Mean no. DNA Cancelled Total (DNA study visits visits per +cancelled) participant Group A 136 2.9 38 37 75 B 124 3.0 33 35 68 Total 260 71 72 143
[4.2-5.0] [5.2-6.0] P = 0.53 MBQ A 2.5 (0.5) [2.4-2.6] 2.3 (0.5) [1.9-2.8] MBQ B 2.6 (0.4) [2.5-2.8] 2.5 (0.4) [2.3-2.7] P = 0.56 IPQ Group A 5.6 (1.3) [5.2-6.0] 4.4 (1.4) [3.7-5.5] IPQ Group B 5.3 (0.9) [5.0-5.6] 4.8 (0.9) [4.3-5.2] P = 0.21 Table 17 – Between group comparisons for secondary outcomes for Groups A and B. BTS = British Thoracic Society. PQL = Paediatric quality of life questionnaire. Inhaled steroid dose is beclometasone equivalent dose. 4.3.4.10 Clinic Visits Table 18 shows the rates of did not attend (DNA) and cancelled clinic appointments in groups A and B. Wherever possible, appointments were re-scheduled. However as some patients were not scheduled a clinic appointment at or around a 3 month interval, or had cancelled an appointment without the possibility of obtaining a replacement appointment, 35 non-clinical study visits (15 intervention, 20 control) were performed. Despite these visits, the high number of cancelled or missed appointments impacted on the ability to provide feedback at each of the three scheduled time points (3,6 & 9 months). Table 19 shows the number of successful feedback visits for group A (total number of participants randomised to group A, n = 47). Total no. study visits Mean no. visits per participant DNA Cancelled Total (DNA +cancelled) Group A 136 2.9 38 37 75 B 124 3.0 33 35 68 Total 260 71 72 143
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