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Sponsored by: |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
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Information provided by: | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00201071 |
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a bilingual intervention in improving asthma care for low-income inner-city children enrolled in subsidized preschool childcare programs.
Condition |
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Asthma |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Natural History, Prospective Study |
Official Title: | Asthma Surveillance and Education in Preschool Settings |
Estimated Enrollment: | 240 |
Study Start Date: | September 2004 |
BACKGROUND:
Proposed is a non-randomized, controlled, prospective trial to test the efficacy of a bilingual intervention to improve asthma care for low-income inner-city children enrolled in subsidized preschool childcare programs. Because of high rates of asthma prevalence, subsidized preschool childcare programs offer ideal settings to test innovative strategies to improve asthma care within communities at highest risk of morbidity.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
The study will comprise three arms. Arm 1 is surveillance, in which children with asthma are identified. In Arm 2, children with asthma are identified and given written Asthma Action Plans (monitoring). Arm 3 consists of surveillance, monitoring, and education.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 4 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, New York | |
The New York Academy of Medicine, CUES | Recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10029 | |
Contact: Micaela Coady, MS 212-822-7277 mcoady@nyam.org | |
Principal Investigator: Sebastian Bonner, PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Sebastian Bonner, PhD | The New York Academy of Medicine, CUES |
Study ID Numbers: | 1298, R01 HL076592 |
Study First Received: | September 12, 2005 |
Last Updated: | April 27, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00201071 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Hypersensitivity Lung Diseases, Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Diseases |
Hypersensitivity, Immediate Asthma Respiratory Hypersensitivity |
Immune System Diseases Bronchial Diseases |