Improving Asthma Care Through Parental Empowerment

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

The overall aim of this study will be to perform a prospective randomized clinical trial of an enhanced version of the IMPACT DC intervention involving short-term case management to facilitate PCP follow-up appointments and to provide education for parents about how to communicate more effectively with their children's PCPs as a means (1) to improve the rate of utilization of primary care services for ongoing asthma care and (2) to enhance the self-efficacy of parents in their interactions with their children's provider regarding the child's asthma care needs in 150 parents of high risk children referred within the IMPACT DC Asthma Clinic.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00832923

Run by

Children's National Research Institute

People needed

150

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-12

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ages between 12 months and 12 years, inclusive
• prior physician diagnosed asthma
• ability of the parent to identify a specific PCP for their child
• public insurance covering the child
• parent/guardian available for interview

You may not qualify if…

• significant medical co-morbidities
• enrollment in another asthma research intervention study
• unavailability for telephone follow-up
• primary language of the caregiver other than English

Where it is running

• Children's Research Institute — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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