Status:
COMPLETED
Family-Focused, Stress-Reduction Program to Improve the Health Care of Urban Children With Asthma
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-13 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Stress and anxiety can negatively affect children with asthma. Reducing the stress of asthmatic children and their families may lead to improved asthma care and fewer asthma symptoms in the children. ...
Detailed Description
Asthma is a serious, chronic illness that affects 9 million children in the United States. Common asthma symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Asthma attacks c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of persistent asthma
- Poorly controlled asthma, as determined by emergency department visit, hospitalization, or steroid burst in the year prior to study entry
- Primary caregiver is under stress, as determined by a significantly elevated score on measures of stress
- Receives Medicaid or participates in Medicaid HMO
- Resides in the Atlanta metropolitan area
Exclusion
- Nonatopic, nonpsychiatric illness that requires daily medication
- Diagnosis of asthma in the year prior to study entry
- Homeless
- Caregiver is unable to complete study screening process
- Caregiver does not speak English
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
43 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00384813
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
July 28 2014
Active Locations (2)
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1
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303
2
American Lung Association - Southeast Division
Smyrna, Georgia, United States, 30080