Parent Mentor Asthma Study (PMA)

Using Parent Mentors to Improve Asthma Care for Urban Minority Children

Asthma disproportionately affects minorities, but few studies have evaluated interventions to improve asthma outcomes in minority children.The purpose of the study is to determine whether Parent Mentors (PMs) are more effective than traditional asthma care in reducing minority children's asthma morbidity, costs, and use of services, while increasing families' quality of life and parental self-efficacy.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The child was 2-18 years old
  • African-American or Latino race/ethnicity for the child (by parental identification)
  • Primary residence in a Milwaukee zip code
  • ED or inpatient ward admission with a primary diagnosis of asthma.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant co-morbidity, including other pulmonary conditions, cardiac pathology, renal abnormalities, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, and other co-morbidities that might lead to ED visits or hospitalizations, and current enrollment in a case management, intervention, or outreach program for childhood asthma management.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rebecca Gruchalla, M.D., Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 18, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2008

First Posted (Estimated)

December 22, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2024

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

More Information

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