N/A
Completed N=21
Improving Asthma Care by Partnering With School Nurses to Bring Asthma Care Into the Inner-City Schools
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02735174 ↗Enrolled (actual)
21
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2020
Primary outcomePrimary: Change in Composite Asthma Severity Index (CASI) Score — 0.14; 2.4; -1.91 Change in score on a scale
Summary
This is a pilot study to improve the partnership between Cincinnati Children's Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS), and Cincinnati Health Department (CHD) to reduce childhood asthma in the inner city schools of Cincinnati and CCHMC. We are calling this project "asthma-free schools" and bringing it to neighborhoods where the incidence of asthma is especially high. We have designed this study to work with school-based asthma care programs. Children with high-risk asthma will be asked to participate. "High-risk" will be defined as poorly controlled asthma, frequent school absences, and/or need for daily controller asthma medications. We will use a commercially available inhaler cap sensor to help track medication use and symptoms through a smartphone. The study visits will be done mostly at the school using telehealth technology similar to Skype.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Composite Asthma Severity Index (CASI) Score |
0.14; 2.4; -1.91 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- history of provider diagnosed asthma
- history of uncontrolled asthma in the past 12 months as measured by two asthma control Test (ACT) scores less than 20; or more than or equal to 1 emergency room visit or hospitalization for asthma; or more than or equal to 2 prednisone bursts with current persistent asthma as defined by National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) guidelines
- attendance at participating school
Exclusion Criteria
- active chronic disease apart from asthma or allergic disease
- plans to change schools during the school year
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02735174). 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. Informational only — not medical advice.