School-Based Preventive Asthma Care Technology: A Trial Using a Novel Technology to Improve Adherence

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Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

The goal of this new translational project is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing school-based directly observed therapy of preventive asthma medications in a real-world setting, using state-of-the-art web-based technology for systematic screening, electronic report generation, and communication between nurses, caregivers, and primary care providers. With the use of a novel method to improve adherence and subsequently reduce morbidity, the investigators hypothesize that this novel adaptation of school-based asthma care will; 1) be feasible and acceptable among this population and among school and community stakeholders, and 2) yield reduced asthma morbidity (symptom-free days, absenteeism, and emergency room / urgent care use for asthma care). The investigators anticipate that enhancing preventive healthcare for young urban children with asthma through partnerships with the schools using a novel technology will yield improved health, prevention of suffering, decreased absenteeism from school, and reduced healthcare costs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01175434

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

99

Starts

2010-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-17

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to speak and understand English. (*Parents unable to read will be eligible, and all instruments will be given verbally.)
• No access to a working phone for follow-up surveys (either at the subject's home or an easily accessible alternate phone number).
• Family planning to leave the school district within fewer than 6 months.
• The child having other significant medical conditions, including congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, or other chronic lung disease, that could interfere with the assessment of asthma-related measures.
• Children in foster care or other situations in which consent cannot be obtained from a guardian.

Where it is running

• Univeristy of Rochester — Rochester, New York, United States

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