Case Management and Environmental Control in Asthma

Washington University School of Medicine189 enrolled

Overview

Asthma among low-income, minority children remains a prime example of health disparities that are resistant to change. Controlled demonstrations of reductions in disproportionate hospital or emergency care are limited. We performed a controlled clinical trial of an "Asthma Coach" to reduce hospitalizations among low-income, African American children.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

189

Conditions

Asthma

Interventions

Asthma coachingBEHAVIORAL

Inperson contact followed by telephone with approach by issues raised by family

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 YearsMax age: 8 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 2-8 years of age * Admitted to hospital for acute asthma * African American ethnicity * Medicaid coverage Exclusion Criteria: * Parent refusal to sign consent * Living outside service area

Locations (1)

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hospitalization

Time frame: 2 years

Secondary Outcomes

Emergency department visits

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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