Aligning With Schools To Help Manage Asthma (Project ASTHMA)
Asthma

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Asthma focused on measuring Pediatric, School Based Health Center
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Active asthma
- Diagnosed with asthma for at least 12 months
- Enrolled in the school-based health center
- Persistent asthma as defined by NAEPP-EPR3 guidelines OR at least 1 hospitalizations OR at least 2 ED/urgent care visits OR at least 2 courses of oral steroids for asthma in the previous 12 months for asthma
Exclusion Criteria:
- Underlying heart or lung disease other than asthma
- Student has well controlled asthma
Sites / Locations
- John R. Oishei Children's Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Intervention
Usual Care
All participants will undergo an initial asthma assessment per the NAEPP-EPR3 (National Asthma Education and Prevention Program - Expert Panel Report 3) guidelines, as well as asthma education. Participants randomized to the intervention group will be prescribed the appropriate asthma therapy based on their assessment (i.e. providing 'asthma assessment & management'), and receive the morning dose of their daily asthma controller medication at school on school days.
All participants will undergo an initial asthma assessment per the NAEPP-EPR3 (National Asthma Education and Prevention Program - Expert Panel Report 3) guidelines, as well as asthma education. Participants randomized to the usual care group will be provided with the results of their asthma assessment and be instructed to follow up with their primary care provider. They will continue to receive all of their daily asthma controller medication at home.