Mobile CHESS Research on Emergency Medical Services for Children

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

The primary aims are to test whether an asthma care management system (M-CHESS) delivered via a smartphone (cellular phone with internet access) can support low income teenagers (ages 12-18) with significant asthma and can improve asthma control and reduce asthma-related emergency or urgent care visits and hospitalizations. Secondary aims include whether M-CHESS increases adherence to asthma control medication and reduces absenteeism from school, work or an event they wanted to attend.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00993590

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

219

Starts

2008-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-02-04

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adolescents ranging in age from 12-18:
• These study candidates will have had an asthma related emergency care visit or hospitalization in the last 12 months and fit the following characteristics: an ICD-9 code 493.XX and have filled one or more prescription(s) for an asthma medication (short acting beta agonist, oral corticosteroid, inhaled or nebulized corticosteroid, long-acting beta agonist, xanthine, or leukotriene modifier).
• They also must receive medical care from one of the two participating managed care organizations involved in our study.

You may not qualify if…

• Other chronic pulmonary disorders such as cystic fibrosis, ABPA, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
• Developmental/cognitive/sensory disabilities.

Where it is running

• Managed Health Services — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
• United Healthcare — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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