Evaluation of a Mobile Direct Observation Therapy (DOT) Approach in Children and Young People With Asthma

Patients who are enrolled in the study will be randomised into two groups (I-med or D-med) to receive Mobile Direct Observation of Therapy (MDOT). Participants or parents/guardians of participants will be asked to capture a DOT video twice daily (morning and evening) on their mobile devices of ICS use by the patient. In the I-med group, participants will be asked to upload daily video recordings via the internet to a repository for a 6 week period at the start of the study. Participants in the D-med group will be free from DOT for the first 6 weeks of the study and will be asked to carry out their usual therapy management. After that, DOT as described above will be applied for the next 6 weeks.