N/A
Completed N=200
Using Social Media to Decrease Healthcare Utilization for Pediatric Asthma
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05013788 ↗Enrolled (actual)
200
Serious AEs
13.5%
Results posted
Oct 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: Total Number of Treatment Days in a Medical Setting (Hospital, Emergency Department (ED), Clinic) — 1.97; 2.67 days
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if social media enhanced education (SME) will reduce total number of treatment days defined as summation of days of subsequent hospital admission, emergency room visits, and clinic visits, reduce missed school days, reduce total costs from a health system perspective, have increased effect with increased social media engagement, have increased effect in participants with both caregiver and patient (combined) with social media accounts, compared to participants where only the patient or only the caregiver uses social media (single),have increased patient satisfaction in the asthma education received and to obtain the experience and data needed to refine SME to be able to expand this platform for other chronic medical conditions with high healthcare utilization including pediatric diabetes, epilepsy, and sickle cell disease in children with asthma.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Total Number of Treatment Days in a Medical Setting (Hospital, Emergency Department (ED), Clinic) |
1.97; 2.67 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Days Hospitalized |
0.12; 0.23 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Hospital Readmissions |
11; 16 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Emergency Room Visits |
28; 35 | — |
| SECONDARY Total Number of Clinic Visits |
1.13; 1.17 | — |
| SECONDARY Patient Satisfaction and Understanding of Asthma Education |
4.71; 3.95 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Missed Days of School |
3.8; 7.03 | — |
| SECONDARY Total Estimated Health System Costs, Hospital Costs, and Clinic Costs |
— | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- hospitalized to Children's Memorial Hermann admitted for asthma exacerbation
- patient and/or primary caregiver must have internet access on cellular phones or at home and use a social media account (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Snapchat)
Exclusion Criteria
- other chronic conditions besides asthma that may necessitate frequent health care utilization. i.e. children with complex chronic conditions, sickle cell, seizures, diabetes.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05013788). 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.