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Case Management and Environmental Control in Asthma

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Information provided by:
Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00514436
First received: August 8, 2007
Last updated: NA
Last verified: August 2007
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

Asthma among low-income, minority children remains a prime example of health disparities that are resistant to change. Controlled demonstrations of reductions in disproportionate hospital or emergency care are limited. We performed a controlled clinical trial of an "Asthma Coach" to reduce hospitalizations among low-income, African American children.


Condition Intervention Phase
Asthma
 Behavioral: Asthma coaching
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Washington University School of Medicine:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Hospitalization [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Emergency department visits [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Enrollment: 189
Study Start Date: January 1997
Study Completion Date: January 2001
Arms Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Usual care
Usual care consisted of referral back to primary care provider after index hospitalization
 Behavioral: Asthma coaching
Experimental: Behavioral
Asthma coaching, inperson contact followed by telephone contact
 Behavioral: Asthma coaching

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   2 Years to 8 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 2-8 years of age
  • Admitted to hospital for acute asthma
  • African American ethnicity
  • Medicaid coverage

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Parent refusal to sign consent
  • Living outside service area
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00514436

Locations
United States, Missouri
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
Sponsors and Collaborators
Washington University School of Medicine
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Robert C Strunk, MD Washington University School of Medicine
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00514436     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: ES 08711
Study First Received: August 8, 2007
Last Updated: August 8, 2007
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Washington University School of Medicine:
Asthma
children
low-income, underserved
Reduction in hospitalization

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Asthma
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
 Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Hypersensitivity
Immune System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013