Asthma Surveillance and Education in Preschool Settings

N/ACompletedNCT00201071

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)208 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a bilingual intervention in improving asthma care for low-income inner-city children enrolled in subsidized preschool childcare programs.

BACKGROUND: Proposed is a non-randomized, controlled, prospective trial to test the efficacy of a bilingual intervention to improve asthma care for low-income inner-city children enrolled in subsidized preschool childcare programs. Because of high rates of asthma prevalence, subsidized preschool childcare programs offer ideal settings to test innovative strategies to improve asthma care within communities at highest risk of morbidity. DESIGN NARRATIVE: The study will comprise three arms. Arm 1 is surveillance, in which children with asthma are identified. In Arm 2, children with asthma are identified and given written Asthma Action Plans (monitoring). Arm 3 consists of surveillance, monitoring, and education.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

208

Conditions

Asthma

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 YearsMax age: 4 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Enrolled in specific subsidized preschools in New York City * 2.8 to 4 years old * Persistent asthma as defined by symptom reports * Use of quick-relief agents or controller medications Exclusion Criteria: * History of intubation

Locations (1)

The New York Academy of Medicine, CUES

New York, New York, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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