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Coaching in Childhood Asthma (Coach)

Primary Purpose

Asthma

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Coaching, providing social support
Sponsored by
Washington University School of Medicine
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Asthma focused on measuring childhood, asthma

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - undefined (Child, Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

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

Sites / Locations

  • Washington University School of Medicine

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Active coaching

Usual care

Arm Description

Telephone and in person coaching

Return to PCP for usual care

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Rehospitalization

Secondary Outcome Measures

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First Posted
May 28, 2009
Last Updated
May 29, 2009
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00910585
Brief Title
Coaching in Childhood Asthma
Acronym
Coach
Official Title
Phase 4 Study of Case Management and Environmental Control in Asthma
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2009
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 1997 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
January 2002 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
January 2002 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
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.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Asthma
Keywords
childhood, asthma

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
191 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Active coaching
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Telephone and in person coaching
Arm Title
Usual care
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Return to PCP for usual care
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Coaching, providing social support
Intervention Description
Active telephone and in person coaching
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Rehospitalization
Time Frame
2 years

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
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
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Robert Strunk, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Washington University School of Medicine
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Washington University School of Medicine
City
St. Louis
State/Province
Missouri
ZIP/Postal Code
63110
Country
United States

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