Status:
COMPLETED
Social Support and Education in Asthma Follow-up (SSEA)
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-10 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
We will evaluate the effect of an eighteen-month asthma coaching intervention for parents/caregivers of children with asthma to reduce asthma morbidity. The primary objective is to determine if asthma...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Our previous NHLBI-supported study (HL 57232) showed that a combination treatment of "Coaching" through follow-up phone calls 2 and 5 days following an index ED visit plus monetary incent...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- A. The child of the parent/caregiver has a diagnosis of asthma made by a physician and reported by the parent, or diagnosis of asthma made during the ED visit if the child has experienced two previous wheezing episodes.
- B. The child will undergo treatment during the enrollment ED visit for the current asthma exacerbation, as determined by the treating ED clinician. As a result, only parents/caregivers with children experiencing a significant wheezing episode will be entered into the study.
- C. The child is 2-10 years of age (second birth date until, but not including, eleventh birth date).
- D. The child has Medicaid or no medical insurance. This criterion permits easy identification and selection of low-income children/families, who are the target population for this proposal.
- E. The parent/caregiver has a working telephone at home. F. The child attends one of the target practices (7 private practices and 5 federally funded clinics) for routine care.
- G. The parent/caregiver and child live within the St. Louis metro area.
- Exclusion criteria:
- A. The child attends a practice other than the target group. B. The parent/caregiver and child live outside of the St. Louis metro area. C. The child has a chronic illness other than asthma that manifests as wheezing or respiratory symptoms.
- D. The parent/caregiver does not have a working telephone in home. E. The parent/caregiver is not able to effectively communicate in English.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
241 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00149500
Start Date
September 1 2003
End Date
May 1 2008
Last Update
May 8 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110