Asthma Link Effectiveness Trial

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER · Apr 23, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The Asthma Link Effectiveness Trial is a research study designed to see how well a school-based asthma therapy program called Asthma Link works for children aged 5 to 14 who have asthma that isn’t well controlled. This program will be compared to an educational workbook about asthma. The goal is to find out which method helps improve asthma symptoms better for these children.

To participate, children must be between 5 and 14 years old, currently taking a daily inhaled asthma medication, and have had some issues controlling their asthma in the past year. This could include needing oral steroids, a hospital visit, or having trouble remembering to take their medication. Parents or guardians must also be involved and should be able to communicate in English or Spanish. Participants will receive support from the program and may be asked to fill out questionnaires about their asthma symptoms. This trial is currently recruiting participants, so there is an opportunity for families to get involved and help improve asthma care for children.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• STUDY INCLUSION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
• Child Inclusion Criteria:
• • Meet the eligibility criteria for Asthma Link (as described below)
• • Enrolled in Asthma Link (if randomized to the Asthma Link Condition)
• • Able and willing to provide informed assent
• Child Exclusion Criteria:
• • Unable or unwilling to provide informed assent
• • Developmental delay that would prevent study participation.
• Parent Inclusion Criteria:
• • Parent/guardian to patient
• • 18 years or older
• • Able to understand and communicate in English or Spanish
• • Able and willing to provide informed consent.
• Child eligibility for children enrolled in Asthma Link:
• • children aged 5-14 years (enrolled in grade K-8)
• • prescribed daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for asthma
• • Asthma Control Test (ACT) score ≤19 OR 1 or more of ANY of following in the past 1 year: course of oral steroids, hospitalization, Emergency Department visit, sick visit for asthma
• • parent/child report of poor ICS adherence on adherence checklist- i.e. child or parent says "Yes" when provider asks if they have difficulty remembering to take their medication or if they regularly take medication holidays or breaks
• • able and willing to assent
• • parental permission
• • English or Spanish speaking