Effects of Educational Intervention on Long-Term Outcomes of Hospitalized Children With Asthma

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Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

The investigators hypothesize that reinforced asthma education improves long-term outcomes in children with asthma. Specific Aims and Objectives: 1. To determine the retention rate of parental knowledge about asthma; 2. To evaluate the clinical status, quality of life and healthcare costs of children with asthma following an educational intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01447459

Run by

University of Louisville

People needed

144

Starts

2011-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-17

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children age 5-12 years (eligible on or after the 5th birthday, until the day before the 13th birthday);
• Hospitalized at Norton Children's Hospital (KCH) for asthma;
• Physician diagnosis of asthma (ICD-9 codes 493.00, 493.01, 493.02, 493.10, 493.11, 493.12, 493.90, 493.91, 493.92);
• Completion of asthma education (standard of care);
• Ability of parent/legal guardian to give informed consent/research authorization, as evidenced by signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF) approved by the University of Louisville (UofL) IRB;
• Ability of subject to give informed assent for subjects equal to or older than 7 years of age, as evidenced by signing the Informed Assent Form (IAF) approved by UofL IRB.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous enrollment in either group of this study.

Where it is running

• Norton Children's Hospital — Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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