Status:
COMPLETED
Increasing Adherence to Asthma Medication in Urban Teens
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-15 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of two home-based asthma interventions in increasing adherence to daily asthma controller medication.
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Low-income, minority teenagers have disproportionately high rates of asthma morbidity, including excess risk of emergency department (ED) care, hospitalization, and death from asthma, com...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Resident of Baltimore City
- Diagnosis of asthma or reactive airway disease
- Current emergency department visit or hospitalization for asthma
- Prescribed a daily asthma controller medication
Exclusion
- Plans to move outside of the Baltimore City area within 1 year from study entry
- Current participation in another asthma education study
- Families unwilling or unable to participate
- Families who were enrolled and participated in the pilot study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
207 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00269282
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
January 1 2012
Last Update
January 14 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Johns Hopkins Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287