Evaluating a Pediatric Asthma Management Education Program for Physicians
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Asthma, Education, Medical
In brief
Inhaled corticosteroids taken on a daily basis have been proven to be the most effective treatment for children with persistent asthma. However, many pediatricians still do not prescribe daily corticosteroids to their asthmatic patients; this can lead to poor health outcomes among asthmatic children. This study will evaluate an interactive medical education program that focuses on improving pediatricians' asthma management skills and on encouraging increased corticosteroid use among their patients with asthma.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00399984
- Run by
- University of California, San Francisco
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2004-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-06-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Pediatricians must meet all of the following criteria:
- Graduate of a pediatric residency program in the United States
- In active medical practice for at least 4 half-day sessions, with 40% clinical effort in general pediatrics
- At least 54 children with asthma in their patient population
- Parents of pediatric asthma patients must meet all of the following criteria:
- Parent or guardian of a pediatric patient that meets patient eligibility criteria
- Able to identify that the participating physician is the child's primary care pediatrician
- Provides most asthma management or is the adult who normally takes the child to the doctor
- Pediatric patients must meet all of the following criteria:
- Older than 4 years of age (to decrease the likelihood that the child has bronchiolitis)
- Younger than 16 years of age (to ensure that during all 3 years of the evaluation part of the study, the child will be younger than 20 years of age)
- Diagnosis of asthma made by a physician using commonly accepted clinical criteria
- No other chronic disorders that have pulmonary complications (e.g., sickle cell disease, tuberculosis, acquired immune deficiency syndrome [AIDS], cystic fibrosis)
Where it is running
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States
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