The Community United to Challenge Asthma (Project CURA)

August 13, 2012 updated by: Molly A. Martin, MD, Rush University Medical Center

A Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Asthma Management in Latino Children

This study compares an asthma self-management intervention, delivered to the family and tailored to their needs and cultural beliefs, to standard asthma education in high-risk Puerto Rican children in elementary school. The primary outcomes are asthma medication adherence and trigger reduction.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

51

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Rush University Medical Center

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

5 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Puerto Rican
  • In elementary school
  • Diagnosed with asthma

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not in school
  • Mild intermittent asthma
  • Well controlled asthma

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: mailed information
information on asthma is mailed to the home on the same schedule as the other arm
information on asthma is mailed to the home on the same schedule as the other arm
Experimental: community health worker
community health worker provides home visits for education
community health worker provides home visits for education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
medication adherence
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
trigger reduction
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Molly A Martin, MD, Rush University Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 1, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 2, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

February 3, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 15, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2012

Last Verified

August 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

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