The Community United to Challenge Asthma

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma

• Registration Number: NCT01065883
• Lead Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center

Brief Summary

This study compares an asthma self-management intervention, delivered to the family and tailored to their needs and cultural beliefs, to standard asthma education on two risk factors for asthma exacerbations in high-risk Puerto Rican children in high school. The self-management intervention will be a series of home visits provided by Puerto Rican community health workers. During home visits, the family will be educated using a standard asthma Core Curriculum which is tailored to individual needs, strengths, and beliefs. Specific Aim 1 is to test the ability of this tailored community health worker self-management intervention to reduce home asthma triggers and increase medication adherence in Puerto Rican adolescents with asthma. Specific Aim 2 is to test if any changes in triggers and adherence associated with this intervention are sustained 8 months after the completion of the active intervention. Another goal of the study is to build community capacity for asthma management in the target high-risk community.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10
• Study First Submitted: 2010-02-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-02-08
• Study First Posted: 2010-02-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-03
• Study Completion: 2012-03
• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-08-13
• Last Update Posted: 2012-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Puerto Rican
• In high school
• Have asthma

Exclusion Criteria

• More than 18 years old
• In last year of school
• Mild intermittent or controlled asthma

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
asthma medication adherence	before randomization, month 5 after randomization (post-intervention), month 12 after randomization (post-maintanance)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
asthma trigger reduction	before randomization, month 5 after randomization (post-intervention), month 12 after randomization (post-maintanance)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rush University Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States