Status:
COMPLETED
Cornell Translational Behavioral Science Research Consortium: Asthma Qualitative Study
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
To explore and illuminate the cultural, social, and psychological factors that either facilitate or serve as barriers to behavioral change in asthma patients.
Detailed Description
1. Through a series of open-ended questions we will explore and build a better understanding of how different patient populations view asthma and the difficulties they face in changing behavior. In ad...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be eligible for this study if their physicians consider them medically able to participate, if they are 18 years of age or older, and if they have a diagnosis of mild to moderate asthma based on the NHLBI Asthma Expert Panel's classification system which rates symptoms, frequency of exacerbations, nocturnal attacks, activity restriction, use of medications, and pulmonary function.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded from this study for the following reasons:
- If they are unable to walk several blocks for whatever reason;
- If they have musculoskeletal or neurological deficits that preclude increased physical activity;
- If they have other pulmonary diseases;
- If they have cardiac disease or other severe comorbidity;
- If they are unable to provide informed consent because of cognitive deficits;
- If they refuse to participate.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2003
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
September 1 2003
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00195065
Start Date
April 1 2003
End Date
September 1 2003
Last Update
April 3 2008
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New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York, United States, 10021