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Improving Asthma Care for Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Asthma
Interventions
Behavioral: Asthma education for parents of very low birth weight infants
Registration Number
NCT00156507
Lead Sponsor
University of Rochester
Brief Summary

Children born less than 1500 grams are being enrolled into a study to test the effectiveness of a parental educational intervention in reducing the risk of future breathing problems. The intervention teaches parents of these children how to reduce the risk of / and recognize breathing problems.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
192
Inclusion Criteria
  • Premature babies weighing less than 1500 grams at birth receiving care at Strong Memorial Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Exclusion Criteria
  • Non-English speaking parents

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Asthma education for parents of very low birth weight infantsParents of children in the experimental group receive asthma education prior to NICU discharge.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate whether education about asthma improves parent knowledge about the disease and its management and to evaluate whether education about asthma influences healthy behaviors to reduce breathing problems7-9 months post discharge
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the feasibility of implementing the intervention in terms of cost and personnel time and to obtain parental feedback about the intervention.1-3 years post baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Strong Memorial Hospital - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Rochester, New York, United States

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