Barriers to Adherence to Asthma Controller Meds in Low Income Urban Minority Adolescents
Completed
- Conditions
- Asthma
- Registration Number
- NCT00967720
- Lead Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Poor adherence to appropriate asthma medications is an important risk factor contributing to high asthma morbidity and mortality in urban African American adolescents. As part of the ADEPT (Adolescent Disease Empowerment and Persistency Technology) for Asthma Pilot 2 study, a focus group was developed specifically to explore existing barriers to adherence among inner city African American adolescent asthmatics.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 4
Inclusion Criteria
- 12-18 years of age
- self identify as African American
- have persistent asthma
- read at a minimum fourth grade reading level
- be on a prescribed daily inhaled corticosteroid medication for asthma
Exclusion Criteria
- candidate refusal or presence of other co-morbidities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Focus groups explored whether a new communication medium improved adherence to asthma controller medications and to examine existing barriers to adherence among four urban African American adolescents with uncontrolled moderate persistent asthma
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method