Coaching in Childhood Asthma

Washington University School of Medicine191 enrolled

Overview

Asthma among low-income, minority children remains a prime example of health disparities that are resistant to change. Demonstrations of reductions in disproportionate hospitalizations in controlled trials 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

NONE

Enrollment

191

Conditions

Asthma

Interventions

Coaching, providing social supportBEHAVIORAL

Active telephone and in person coaching

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Mothers of children with asthma 2-8 years of age and hospitalized for an acute exacerbation, with Medicaid insurance, and living in St. Louis City Exclusion Criteria: * Other respiratory disease present

Locations (1)

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rehospitalization

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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