Asthma Link: A Partnership Between Pediatric Practices, Schools, and Families to Improve Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes in Children With Poorly Controlled Asthma
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Summary
The goal of this cluster Randomized Control Trial is to determine the effectiveness of Asthma Link, a school supervised asthma therapy program, compared with an educational asthma workbook, in improving asthma symptoms for children with poorly controlled asthma aged 5-14.
Description
Asthma is an extremely common chronic disease in childhood with significant morbidity. The majority of asthma morbidity in children is due to medication non-adherence, and both morbidity and medication non-adherence disproportionately impact minoritized children. School-supervised asthma therapy ensures that children receive their preventive asthma medication daily at school and has shown efficacy in improving medication adherence and asthma health outcomes, particularly in low-income and racial/ethnic minority children. However, this strategy has not been widely adopted in practice to produce…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 5–14 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
STUDY INCLUSION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Child Inclusion Criteria: * Meet the eligibility criteria for Asthma Link (as described below) * Enrolled in Asthma Link (if randomized to the Asthma Link Condition) * Able and willing to provide informed assent Child Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to provide informed assent * Developmental delay that would prevent study participation. Parent Inclusion Criteria: * Parent/guardian to patient * 18 years or older * Able to understand and communicate in English or Spanish * Able and willing to provide informed consent. Child eligibility for chi…
Interventions
- OtherAsthma Link
Providers enroll patients to receive school-supervised asthma therapy and an asthma educational workbook
- OtherEnhanced Usual Care
Providers enroll patients to receive an asthma educational workbook
Location
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, Massachusetts