Using Social Media to Decrease Healthcare Utilization for Pediatric Asthma
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Asthma in Children
In brief
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if social media enhanced education (SME) will reduce total number of treatment days defined as summation of days of subsequent hospital admission, emergency room visits, and clinic visits, reduce missed school days, reduce total costs from a health system perspective, have increased effect with increased social media engagement, have increased effect in participants with both caregiver and patient (combined) with social media accounts, compared to participants where only the patient or only the caregiver uses social media (single),have increased patient satisfaction in the asthma education received and to obtain the experience and data needed to refine SME to be able to expand this platform for other chronic medical conditions with high healthcare utilization including pediatric diabetes, epilepsy, and sickle cell disease in children with asthma.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05013788
- Run by
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- People needed
- 200
- Starts
- 2021-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2024-09-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-02-11
Who can join
Age: 3 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- hospitalized to Children's Memorial Hermann admitted for asthma exacerbation
- patient and/or primary caregiver must have internet access on cellular phones or at home and use a social media account (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Snapchat)
You may not qualify if…
- other chronic conditions besides asthma that may necessitate frequent health care utilization. i.e. children with complex chronic conditions, sickle cell, seizures, diabetes.
Where it is running
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States
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