A Pilot Study Involving an Asthma Management Program for Inner-city Early Head Start Children

Status unconfirmed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

The Early Head Start program serves lower socioeconomic inner-city children from birth to 3 years. This population has a higher incidence of asthma due to increased exposures. The primary objective of this study is: To evaluate the effect of early identification of these high risk, inner-city asthmatic infants, age 1-3 years, and early treatment with pulmicort respules on asthma morbidity (asthma symptoms and use of rescue medications), infant pulmonary functions, and use of health care resources (unscheduled clinic visits, emergency room visits and hospitalizations). To obtain pilot behavior information using Carey Temperament Scale, Bitsea and expand to Itsea if indicated.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00624429

Run by

Phoenix Children's Hospital

People needed

20

Starts

2008-03-01

Expected to finish

2010-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-09-18

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children 12-36 months of age with a history of wheezing or airway reactivity responding to bronchodilators, or diagnosed with asthma by a physician.

You may not qualify if…

• Children less than 12 months or greater than 36 months of age.
• Children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder by a physician or psychologist.

Where it is running

• Phoenix Children's Hospital — Phoenix, Arizona, United States (enrolling)

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