Home Visits to Optimize Medical and Educational Success Among Sacramento Schoolchildren With Asthma
Asthma, Chronic School Absenteeism

About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Asthma focused on measuring Home Visit, School Absenteeism
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Students in elementary school (K-6) in the Sacramento City Unified School District
- Identified as at risk for chronic absenteeism based on previous year and/or first 8 weeks of school year
- Have a current diagnosis of asthma
Exclusion Criteria:
- Underlying chronic conditions such as cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease with oxygen dependence, immunodeficiency syndromes
Sites / Locations
- University of California Davis
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
Intervention
Wait-List Control
The intervention arm will receive the home visit intervention, consisting of 2 visits to the home by a team consisting of a pediatric medical provider and a school teacher or school support staff member. This team will evaluate the child's home environment to assess for potential asthma triggers that may lead to school absenteeism, and provide strategies and material goods to help reduce those triggers.
The control group will receive standard interventions carried out by the school system for students at risk for chronic absenteeism. Following the study observation period, this control group will then receive the home visits performed for the intervention group.