Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Asthma Outcomes Through Cultural Competence Training for Physicians
Lead Sponsor:
University of Michigan
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The proposed randomized clinical trial will compare two educational interventions: Physicians Asthma Care Education (PACE) and PACE Plus with 90 physicians in Atlanta and the Bronx and their 1192 pati...
Detailed Description
Massive resources are expended every year on cultural competence training for physicians. However no rigorous study that has assessed whether cultural competence training for physicians results in bet...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Physician enrollment criteria are: 1) licensed physician in practice and board certified in pediatrics or family medicine; 2) treating children with asthma; 3) full-time in a practice in Atlanta, GA or New York City, NY; 4) not Latino/Hispanic or African American in ethnicity/race; 5) consenting to participate and 6) will generate a roster of pediatric asthma patients.
- The following patient selection criteria will be used.
- The child must: 1) be treated by the participating physician during the study intake period; 2) be between one and 16 years of age; 3) have a diagnosis of asthma made by a physician using the NAEPP Guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma (NHLBI, 2007) (The investigators will not accept alternative descriptions such as reactive airway disease, bronchitis, or wheezy bronchitis. The determination must be asthma); 4) have at least one emergency medical care visit in the previous year (hospitalization, or ED or physician office visit on an emergency basis defined as administration of epinephrine sub-cutaneously or bronchodilators by aerosol); 5) not have other chronic disorders that have pulmonary complications, e.g. sickle cell disease; 6) be of self-identified African American or Latino/Hispanic race/ethnicity.
- In addition, the parent/caretaker must meet the following criteria: 1) be the one usually responsible for the child's car; 2) be of self identified African American or Latino/Hispanic race/ethnicity; 3) have access to a telephone; and 4) consent to participate.
Exclusion
- Physicians and patients who cannot meet the above inclusion criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
1176 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01251523
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
June 1 2015
Last Update
March 15 2017
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University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-2029