Childhood Asthma Program in NYC Health Department Clinics

Completed

Conditions studied: Asthma, Lung Diseases

In brief

To demonstrate that the New York City Department of Health Child Health Clinics could improve the health status of Black and Hispanic children with asthma by providing them with a comprehensive system of continuity of care that included pharmacologic treatment, family health education and community outreach. Recent studies have shown that lack of continuing primary care for asthma is associated with increased levels of morbidity in low-income minority children. Although effective preventive therapy is available, many African-American and Latino children receive episodic treatment for asthma that does not follow current guidelines for care. To see if access, continuity, and quality of care could be improved in pediatric clinics serving low-income children in New York City, we trained staff in New York City Bureau of Child Health clinics to provide continuing, preventive care for asthma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00005713

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

1000

Starts

1990-08-01

Expected to finish

1997-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-23

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed with asthma
• Attending pediatric clinics serving low-income children in New York City

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to return to clinics for follow up and treatment

Where it is running

• Columbia University — New York, New York, United States

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