RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05892302

A Culturally Tailored Scalable Asthma Intervention for Hispanic Children (Asthma Guardian)

A Culturally Tailored Scalable Asthma Intervention for Hispanic Children

Sponsor

University of Texas at Austin

Enrollment

50 participants

Start Date

Mar 22, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Asthma in Children

Summary

This is a two-arm, parallel design, randomized, controlled pilot trial comparing access to Asma Guardián, a culturally tailored multi-component app-based asthma intervention for Hispanic/Latinx school age children with asthma, to usual care.

Eligibility

Min Age: 5 YearsMax Age: 12 Years

Inclusion Criteria13

Provision of signed and dated informed consent forms.
Who has a child who is 5-12 years of age
Whose child meets criteria for current persistent asthma defined as either:
On a long-term controller medication for asthma, or
Meet NAEPP guideline requirements for persistent disease:)(35)
Asthma symptoms 3 or more days per week over the past 2 weeks OR
Nocturnal asthma symptoms at least 3 times in the past month
Whose child has had an asthma exacerbation, defined as an oral steroid burst, in the previous 12 months
Parent/Caregiver identifies as Mexican American or other Hispanic descent
Whose child has clinician diagnosed asthma
Access to necessary resources for participating in a technology-based intervention (i.e., computer, smart phone, internet access)
Whose child is not currently participating in another asthma study.
The parent/caregiver is the primary study participant, but the child will be asked to complete some surveys at baseline and six months, so an assent will be obtained from the child.

Exclusion Criteria5

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
Unwilling to provide consent for research activities
Cognitive inability to provide consent
Whose child has evidence of other chronic lung or significant cardiovascular disease
Whose child has a history of intubation for asthma

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAccess to Asma Guardian website/app

The Asma Guardian intervention application is a culturally-tailored web-platform that includes 3 tool kits. The contents of the tool kits include Asthma Specialty Care, Family Asthma Management, and Home Environmental Intervention.

BEHAVIORALDelayed Access to Asma Guardian website/app

Delayed access to the website/app. The Asma Guardian intervention application is a culturally-tailored web-platform that includes 3 tool kits. The contents of the tool kits include Asthma Specialty Care, Family Asthma Management, and Home Environmental Intervention.