Table 1 Characteristics of participating schools and children with asthma at baseline
| Â | Total N | Control N (%) | Full Intervention N (%) | Theatre N (%) |
Type of school | ||||
 Academy | 8 | 3 (50) | 4 (80) | 1 (25) |
 Comprehensive | 5 | 3 (50) | 1 (20) | 1 (25) |
 Grammar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25) |
 Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25) |
Baseline asthma records | ||||
 Students with asthma | 375 | 83 (22.1) | 189 (50.4) | 103 (27.5) |
Student demographics | ||||
| Â | Total N (%) | Control N | Intervention N | Theatre N |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 240 (64) | 53 | 124 | 63 |
 Female | 135 (36) | 30 | 65 | 40 |
Age | ||||
 11 | 147 (39.1) | 39 | 69 | 39 |
 12 | 180 (47.9) | 39 | 98 | 42 |
 13 | 43 (11.4) | 5 | 18 | 20 |
 Missing | 6 (1.6) | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Ethnicity | ||||
 Black | 88 (23.4) | 10 | 52 | 26 |
 East Asian | 9 (2.4) | 0 | 3 | 6 |
 South Asian | 113 (30.1) | 24 | 42 | 47 |
 White | 84 (22.3) | 25 | 51 | 8 |
 Mixed | 60 (16.0) | 20 | 29 | 11 |
 Other | 19 (5.1) | 4 | 11 | 4 |
 Missing | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Study outcomes Asthma control at baseline N; mean (SEM) | ||||
| Â | Total N (%) | Control | Intervention | Theatre |
ACT score | 337 | 75; 19 (0.53) | 171; 18 (0.34) | 91; 20 (0.43) |
Optimal control | 167 (49.6) | 41 | 76 | 50 |
Suboptimal control | 165 (49.0) | 34 | 41 | 90 |
Missing | 5 (1.5) | 8 | 23 | 12 |
Secondary outcomes at baseline per student N; mean (SEM) | ||||
| Â | Total N | Control | Intervention | Theatre |
Medication adherence | 376 | 83; 5.54 (0.29) | 190; 5.03 (0.18) | 103; 5.11 (0.25) |
GP visits | 337 | 75; 0.52 (0.10) | 172; 0.67 (0.08) | 90; 0.37 (0.07) |
Hospital visits | 336 | 75; 0.23 (0.07) | 171; 0.39 (0.06) | 90; 0.14 (0.43) |
School absences | 336 | 75; 0.48 (0.11) | 171; 0.59 (0.08) | 90; 0.31 (0.08) |
Lesson absences | 335 | 74; 0.28 (0.07) | 171; 0.37 (0.06) | 90; 0.32 (0.07) |
PE absences | 336 | 75; 0.56 (0.11) | 170; 0.61 (0.07) | 91; 0.30 (0.07) |
Necessity score | 323 | 74; 16.47 (0.49) | 159; 14.59 (0.41) | 90; 14.30 (0.49) |
Concerns score | 322 | 75; 12.52 (0.47) | 156; 12.79 (0.37) | 91; 12.13 (0.45) |
Asthma Perceptions | 300 | 74; 47.26 (1.00) | 142; 47.98 (0.78) | 84; 46.38 (0.93) |
Knowledge | 297 | 76; 6.82 (0.30) | 139; 6.90 (0.22) | 82; 7.57 (0.29) |