Status:
COMPLETED
The Houston HIITBAC for African Americans
Lead Sponsor:
Baylor College of Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
Harris County Hospital District
Houston Department of Health and Human Services
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to improve the health of African-American adults who have poorly controlled asthma. The study compares a home-based exposure reduction and asthma control intervention to e...
Detailed Description
The study hypothesis is that the addition of a holistic, home-based environmental exposure reduction and asthma control intervention to enhanced in-clinic care will result in statistically significant...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- African-American
- 18 years of age or older
- Diagnosis of poorly controlled asthma\*
- Fixed address within Harris County, Texas, with no intention of moving within the following 12 months
- Working telephone number
- Verbally fluent in English
- Poorly controlled asthma was defined as (1) diagnosed by a physician as having asthma in the past and currently has asthma, and (2) fulfills one or more of the following criteria: (a) one or more emergency department (ED), urgent care visits or hospitalizations for asthma in the preceding year; (b) meets the definition of "very poorly controlled" asthma as defined by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, Third Expert Panel on the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (definition includes daily asthma symptoms, nighttime awakenings two or more times per week, extremely limited normal activity, and/or daily use of a short-acting beta agonist for symptom control); and/or (c) an Asthma Control Test score of 19 or lower.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Severe co-morbid conditions-such as a poorly controlled psychiatric illness or a condition requiring intense medical treatment that could reasonably be expected to (1) confound the effects of this study's intervention, (2) make it unlikely that a participant could follow the treatment plan, or (3) pose a safety issue for the home-visit team.
- A concurrent pulmonary study that could reasonably be expected to confound the effects of the intervention.
- Living in a group living facility, such as a nursing home.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 8 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 26 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
264 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02253433
Start Date
January 8 2015
End Date
January 26 2018
Last Update
November 14 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Harris Health Smith Clinic
Houston, Texas, United States, 77054