Written Asthma Actions Plans Versus No Written Instructions In Specialty Care
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Conditions studied: Asthma
In brief
The overall goal of this randomized, controlled study is to compare a model written treatment plan with the usual care that is provided by a group of adult and pediatric pulmonologists and allergists in their practice settings. The written treatment plan is a form that allows a treatment regimen that is consistent with National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) guidelines to be conveyed to patients. Barriers to the use of written plans will be identified to better understand why some patients and physicians use written treatment plans more frequently and effectively than others. An additional goal is to assess how patients from different racial/ethnic backgrounds utilize treatments plans. Because asthma disproportionately affects African American and Latino patients, another goal of this study is to better understand if there are fundamental differences in the way patients from racial/ethnic minority groups self-manage asthma in comparison to their white counterparts. The study will also try to determine if differences exist in the way physicians care for minority patients. If there are differences, it is important to determine if the disparities can be overcome with the use of a written treatment plan form.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00149461
- Run by
- Columbia University
- People needed
- 407
- Starts
- 2006-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-01-17
Who can join
Age: 5 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- This study will enroll parents of children (ages 5-17 years) with asthma and adult patients with asthma (ages 18-80 years) who receive care at one of 4 New York Ciry medical centers (New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia campus, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell campus, Harlem Hospital Center, and Jacobi Medical Center)
- Diagnosis of persistent asthma (as defined by NHLBI guidelines)
- All participants are new patients to the practice
- Had never been seen by a specialist physician for asthma care
- Had never received a written asthma action plan
You may not qualify if…
- Co-morbidity with conditions that affect lung function (e.g, congenital or acquired heart disease, neuromuscular disease, sickle cell disease, or chronic lung disease [bronchopulmonary dysplasia, emphysema, or cystic fibrosis])
Where it is running
- Columbia University — New York, New York, United States
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