Qualitative Analysis of the Barriers to Adherence With Asthma Controller Medication Among Inner City African American Adolescents as Identified Through Focus Group Data

Rush University Medical Center0 sites4 target enrollmentMarch 2008

ConditionsAsthma

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Asthma
Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center
Enrollment: 4
Primary Endpoint: 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
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2008

End Date

August 2009

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Rush University Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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