Status:
COMPLETED
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Low-Income African American and Caucasian Adults With Asthma
Lead Sponsor:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-50 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to identify the types of and frequency of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) strategies among low-income Caucasian and African American adults with persis...
Detailed Description
The rates of asthma-related deaths and disease are disproportionately high among African Americans compared to Caucasians. Surveys indicate that middle- and upper-income Caucasians use more CAM than A...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Physician-diagnosed asthma with episodes that last for long periods of time
- Medicaid recipients
- Self-identify as African American or Caucasian
- Daily use of inhaled corticosteroids
- Able to speak English
- Have mental capacity to understand and participate in the study
Exclusion
- Prisoners
- History of smoking at least ten packs of cigarettes per year
- Currently smoke more than one and a half packs of cigarettes per week
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00094419
Start Date
November 1 2004
End Date
June 1 2006
Last Update
August 12 2008
Active Locations (2)
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1
Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224
2
Presbyterian Medical Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104