Status:
COMPLETED
Intervention for Improving Asthma Care for Minority Children in Head Start
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Asthma
Lung Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-6 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate two interventions that are designed to reduce asthma morbidity and improve asthma care of children in Head Start in urban Baltimore.
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Asthma-related morbidity and mortality are disproportionately high among low-income African American children. The effects of asthma are particularly harsh in very young children and thei...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of asthma or reactive airway disease (RAD) OR
- Experienced asthma symptoms within 1 month prior to study entry
- Treated for asthma in the emergency department within 6 months prior to study entry
- Asthma symptoms include day or nighttime wheezing, shortness of breath and cough, or use of rescue medicine (e.g., albuterol or ventolin)
Exclusion
- Currently participating in another asthma education research study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
336 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00094276
Start Date
September 1 2004
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
April 25 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224