The Community United to Challenge Asthma
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Asthma
- Registration Number
- NCT01061424
- Lead Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
- Brief Summary
This study compares an asthma self-management intervention, delivered to the family and tailored to their needs and cultural beliefs, to standard asthma education in high-risk Puerto Rican children in elementary school. The primary outcomes are asthma medication adherence and trigger reduction.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 51
Inclusion Criteria
- Puerto Rican
- In elementary school
- Diagnosed with asthma
Exclusion Criteria
- Not in school
- Mild intermittent asthma
- Well controlled asthma
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method medication adherence 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method trigger reduction 1 year
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What molecular mechanisms underlie asthma medication adherence in high-risk Puerto Rican children?
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Rush University Medical Center
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rush University Medical Center🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States