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N/A N=222 Randomized Double-blind Health Services Research

Asthma Express: Bridging the Emergency to Primary Care in Underserved Children

Asthma

Enrolled (actual)
222
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Symptom Days — 6.24; 4.82 symptom days over past 14 days — p=0.06

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Asthma Express Intervention (Behavioral); Standard Asthma Education Control Group (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric · 3+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Primary completion
Feb 2018

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Symptom Days
6.24; 4.82 0.06
SECONDARY
Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Asthma
0.64; 0.62

Summary

Asthma is the number one cause of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits in young minority children and is responsible for high healthcare costs. The ED is often the point of contact for many inner city children and many families view the ED as the child's primary source of asthma care. This study plans to test a new model of asthma care, Asthma Express (AEx), that includes a follow-up asthma visit in the ED for an asthma "check-up" , asthma education, a prescription for preventive asthma medications, an appointment for the child to see their pediatric provider and a home visit to assist families with environmental control methods to prevent asthma symptoms.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • asthma diagnosis,
  • age 3 to 12 years,
  • two or more ED visits or one hospitalization for asthma within past 12 months, -working phone

Exclusion Criteria

-other respiratory chronic disease such as Cystic Fibrosis or Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01981564). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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