Pilot Study: Stress Management Intervention as a Tool for Managing Persistent Asthma in Inner City Adolescent Patients.

Weill Medical College of Cornell University1 site in 1 country50 target enrollmentJuly 2011

ConditionsAsthma Psychosocial Stress

Overview

Phase: Phase 2
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Asthma
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Enrollment: 50
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Scope of change in perceived stress from enrollment to completion of study using the Perceived stress scale
Last Updated: 14 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The study will utilize a stress management program delivered over 10 sessions that is hypothesized to result in decreased stress levels and improved coping strategies in an inner city adolescent asthma population. Participants will include adolescents ages 10-15 years with physician diagnosed asthma. The outcome measures will be obtained via psychosocial questionnaires and spirometry.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 2011

End Date

June 2012

Last Updated

14 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Lisa Moreno

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Ages 8-15 years of age
•Physician diagnosed asthma based on NHBLI guidelines
•English speaking
•Child assent/parental consent

Exclusion Criteria

•Refusal of child assent/parental consent
•Non-English speaking
•History of psychiatric illness, autoimmune disease, HIV/AIDs, smoking history.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Scope of change in perceived stress from enrollment to completion of study using the Perceived stress scale

Time Frame: 5 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary outcomes within scope of change from enrollment to completion of study in coping as assessed by Kidcope(5 weeks)
Secondary outcomes within scope of change from enrollment to completion of study in anxiety as measured by State Trait Inventory(5 weeks)
Secondary outcomes within scope of change from enrollment to completion of study in quality of life as assessed by PAQLQ(5 weeks)