Back to resultsParent Mentor Asthma Study (PMA)
Primary Purpose
Asthma
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Using Parent Mentors to Improve Asthma Care for Urban Minority Children
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Asthma focused on measuring Using Parent Mentors to Improve Asthma Care for Urban Minority Children
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- The child was 2-18 years old
- African-American or Latino race/ethnicity for the child (by parental identification)
- Primary residence in a Milwaukee zip code
- ED or inpatient ward admission with a primary diagnosis of asthma.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant co-morbidity, including other pulmonary conditions, cardiac pathology, renal abnormalities, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, and other co-morbidities that might lead to ED visits or hospitalizations, and current enrollment in a case management, intervention, or outreach program for childhood asthma management.
Sites / Locations
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00812136
First Posted
December 18, 2008
Last Updated
December 19, 2008
Sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00812136
Brief Title
Parent Mentor Asthma Study
Acronym
PMA
Official Title
Using Parent Mentors to Improve Asthma Care for Urban Minority Children
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
October 2008
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
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Primary Completion Date
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Study Completion Date
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3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Asthma disproportionately affects minorities, but few studies have evaluated interventions to improve asthma outcomes in minority children.The purpose of the study is to determine whether Parent Mentors (PMs) are more effective than traditional asthma care in reducing minority children's asthma morbidity, costs, and use of services, while increasing families' quality of life and parental self-efficacy.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Asthma
Keywords
Using Parent Mentors to Improve Asthma Care for Urban Minority Children
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Using Parent Mentors to Improve Asthma Care for Urban Minority Children
10. Eligibility
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
The child was 2-18 years old
African-American or Latino race/ethnicity for the child (by parental identification)
Primary residence in a Milwaukee zip code
ED or inpatient ward admission with a primary diagnosis of asthma.
Exclusion Criteria:
Significant co-morbidity, including other pulmonary conditions, cardiac pathology, renal abnormalities, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, and other co-morbidities that might lead to ED visits or hospitalizations, and current enrollment in a case management, intervention, or outreach program for childhood asthma management.
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
19948624
Citation
Flores G, Bridon C, Torres S, Perez R, Walter T, Brotanek J, Lin H, Tomany-Korman S. Improving asthma outcomes in minority children: a randomized, controlled trial of parent mentors. Pediatrics. 2009 Dec;124(6):1522-32. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0230.
Results Reference
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