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
Group Intervention Description 1 Asthma education for parents of very low birth weight infants Parents of children in the experimental group receive asthma education prior to NICU discharge.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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 problems 7-9 months post discharge
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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
🇺🇸Rochester, New York, United States