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Promoting Asthma Wellness in Rural Communities

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Asthma
Registration Number
NCT01170676
Lead Sponsor
Augusta University
Brief Summary

This is a research study that compares the effectiveness of a web-based program (known as Puff City) and another web-based program (of internet sites such as the American Lung Association, American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, etc) that targets five key asthma management issues among rural youth:

1. Improving adherence to asthma controller medication use;

2. Improving compliance of carrying a rescue inhaler at all times for use at the first sign of asthma symptoms;

3. Improving inhaler technique;

4. Smoking reduction or cessation in those who are smokers; and

5. Avoidance of second-hand smoke exposure.

Detailed Description

A randomized control trial across three southeastern rural high schools comparing a web-based tailored intervention (known as Puff City) to web-based traditional control education sites.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
700
Inclusion Criteria
  • AA ethnicity
  • in 9th - 11th grade of selected rural schools
  • have an asthma diagnosis and/or asthma-like symptoms by screening eligible on the Lung Health Survey
  • have access to a telephone or mobile phone
  • being the parent of a student meeting the above criteria with whom the student resides the majority of the time.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Not meeting the above criteria.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Days of asthma symptoms; personal cigarette smoking and cessation; and days of school missed because of asthma, measured by self reportbaseline, end of treatment, 6 months, 12 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in exhaled nitric oxide and active and passive smoke exposure, measured by salivary cotinine.baseline, end of treatment, 6 months, 12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Georgia Health Sciences University

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

Georgia Health Sciences University
🇺🇸Augusta, Georgia, United States

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