Clinical trial NCT01692080: Implementation of an Asthma Program to Improve Asthma Identification and Education in Children
Official title: Implementation of an Asthma Program to Improve Asthma Identification and Education in Children
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Asthma
Hypertension
Obesity
Lead sponsor: Duquesne University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Pennsylvania Department of Health
First posted: 2012-09-25
Enrollment: 231
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 5
Maximum age (years): 17
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Two screenings will be held prior to each camp, at two separate locations, for a total of six screenings per year. Screenings will be held at different locations throughout the city of Pittsburgh in an effort to increase identification and recruitment for subsequent camps. All children will be invited to participate in screenings, regardless of participation in the study. All children, ages 5-17 years, will be included in our study pending informed consent and assent. Camps will take place three times each year. All children will be invited to participate in camps, regardless of participation in the study. All children, ages 5-17 years will be included in our study pending informed consent and assent.

Brief summary: The primary objective of this study is to document the prevalence and associations between asthma, hypertension, and obesity in children living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its surrounding regions.

The secondary objective is to determine the impact of various educational interventions on child and caregiver knowledge of asthma.

Detailed description: The Asthma Program will consist of six screenings and three camps each year, for two consecutive years. Screenings will be conducted in areas where populations are known to be at increased risk for asthma and its complications, such as inner-city, lower socioeconomic, African-American populations. Screenings will be conducted at churches or schools in these areas one month prior to each camp in an effort to identify children with undiagnosed or uncontrolled asthma and refer them to the camps. Camps will also be conducted in areas where populations are known to be at increased risk for asthma and its complications to improve ease of access. Asthma and smoking cessation education will be provided at each camp to children and caregivers. Baseline data will be collected at each camp and assessed. Longitudinal clinical outcomes will be assessed in children attending multiple camps.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Children, ages 5- 17 years attending the asthma camps and screenings.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children younger than 5 years of age and adults 18 years of age and older.

Primary outcomes:
measure: The primary outcome of this study is to document the prevalence of asthma, hypertension and obesity in children living in Pittsburgh's inner-city.
timeFrame: Up to three years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The secondary outcome of this study is to determine the impact of various educational interventions on child and caregiver knowledge of asthma.
timeFrame: up to three years
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: Duquesne University
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
affiliation: Duquesne University
name: Jennifer P Elliott, PharmD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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