Implementing a Healthcare Provider Education Intervention in Rural Communities to Reduce Asthma Morbidity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma
• Interventions: Other: Easy Breathing program

• Registration Number: NCT04060823
• Lead Sponsor: University of Florida

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to pilot test the implementation of healthcare provider education interventions to improve asthma outcomes in rural youth residing in Bradford County, Florida. The investigators propose to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the Easy Breathing program a rural, medically underserved county and evaluate changes in healthcare provider practices and asthma-related outcomes of rural youth diagnosed with asthma.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-08-12
• Study First Submitted: 2019-08-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-08-16
• Study First Posted: 2019-08-19
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-09
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 512

Inclusion Criteria

• Any child between 6 months and 18 years of age at one of the primary care clinics in Braford county.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to meet inclusion criteria.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Easy Breathing	Easy Breathing program	Easy Breathing will be implemented in participating clinics. Asthma-related sick visits will be monitored for changes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in child asthma diagnosis rates	Baseline up to Year 1	Asthma diagnosis yearly rates (number of children newly diagnosed / number of children seen per year) will be compared before and after implementation of the Easy Breathing program.

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Bradford County Health Department; 🇺🇸 Starke, Florida, United States

Shands Starke Medical Group; 🇺🇸 Starke, Florida, United States

Southside Elementary School; 🇺🇸 Starke, Florida, United States

Starke Elementary School; 🇺🇸 Starke, Florida, United States