Implementation of ACT Through Facebook for Teenagers With Asthma

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Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

The investigators hypothesize that at the end of the 12-month trial, teenagers regularly self-monitoring their asthma control with ACT administered through Facebook will have improved ACT scores as compared with teenagers receiving usual care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01675921

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

120

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-01

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Teenagers age 14-17 years inclusive.
• Diagnosis of asthma by a PCP or a specialist at a Partners affiliated hospital/health center.
• Access to computer with internet.
• Active email account
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)
• Be on controller medications (such as: inhaled corticosteroids, cromolyn sodium and nedocromil sodium, long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), and methylxanthines) to control asthma and prevent symptoms from developing.
• Have an active account on Facebook

You may not qualify if…

• Disability or co-morbidity precluding regular access to the internet.
• Cognitive impairment.

Where it is running

• Partners Center for Connected Health — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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