RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06388460

Asthma Link Effectiveness Trial

Asthma Link: A Partnership Between Pediatric Practices, Schools, and Families to Improve Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes in Children With Poorly Controlled Asthma


Sponsor

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Enrollment

350 participants

Start Date

Apr 4, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this cluster Randomized Control Trial is to determine the effectiveness of Asthma Link, a school supervised asthma therapy program, compared with an educational asthma workbook, in improving asthma symptoms for children with poorly controlled asthma aged 5-14.


Eligibility

Min Age: 5 YearsMax Age: 14 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests the Asthma Link program, a school-based approach where nurses help children with poorly controlled asthma use their daily inhalers correctly and consistently. Both children and their parents are enrolled to measure whether the program improves asthma control. **You may be eligible if...** - Your child is between 5 and 14 years old (enrolled in grades K–8) - Your child has been prescribed a daily inhaled corticosteroid (controller inhaler) for asthma - Your child's asthma is not well controlled (low control test score, recent oral steroids, ER visit, or hospitalization) and they have trouble remembering to take their medication - Parents must be 18+ and able to communicate in English or Spanish **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your child has a developmental delay that would prevent participation - Your child or parent is unwilling to provide consent or assent Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERAsthma Link

Providers enroll patients to receive school-supervised asthma therapy and an asthma educational workbook

OTHEREnhanced Usual Care

Providers enroll patients to receive an asthma educational workbook


Locations(1)

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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