Validation of the BREATHE Asthma Intervention Trial

September 1, 2021 updated by: Maureen George, Columbia University

Self-care Decision-making: Feasibility of the BREATHE Asthma Intervention Trial - Phase II (Part 2 - a Pilot Randomized Trial Phase)

The overall goal of this study to preliminarily validate a novel intervention delivered by primary care providers (PCPs) to their Black adult patients with uncontrolled asthma in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Nearly every asthma related hospitalization and death could be prevented with appropriate self-management that achieves and maintains disease control. However, as many as 64% of adults have uncontrolled asthma; minorities are disproportionately represented within that population. While inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are a safe and effective treatment for uncontrolled asthma, relative to Whites, Blacks have lower rates of ICS adherence.

Black adults with uncontrolled asthma experience profound health disparities. Despite data that point to the critical need for enhanced asthma self-management, rates of controlled asthma are well below Healthy People 2020 targets, particularly among vulnerable populations. This Brief Evaluation of Asthma Therapy (BREATHE) intervention has the potential to offer a new avenue to asthma control via shared decision-making that supports ICS adherence.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

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

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Columbia 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

PROVIDER RECRUITMENT

Inclusion Criteria:

  • PCPs (MDs and Nurse Practitioners (NPs)/Physician Assistants (PAs)) working in family, primary or internal medicine care services
  • Who have at least 40 adult patients with persistent asthma (defined as having been prescribed ICS) on their patient panel

Exclusion Criteria:

  • PCPs whose primary focus is outside of adult health services (family, primary or internal medicine), such as behavioral health, pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OB-GYN)

PATIENT RECRUITMENT

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients must be

  1. adults (> or = 18 years of age) who self-report race as Black or African American
  2. with PCP-diagnosed persistent asthma
  3. prescribed ICS
  4. receiving asthma care at participating FQHCs
  5. who have uncontrolled asthma
  6. have erroneous personal health and/or negative ICS beliefs

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. participation in Phase 1 (Part 1) of the BREATHE trial (focus groups)
  2. non-English speaking
  3. serious mental health conditions (e.g., psychosis) that preclude completion of study procedures or confound analyses

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: BREATHE Intervention
The patient's primary care provider (PCP) will deliver the active intervention (shared decision-making discussion of asthma control status and treatment) - BREATHE Intervention.
Behavioral: BREATHE Intervention
PCPs randomized to BREATHE will receive the tablet which, when the screen is advanced by the PCP, will prompt the PCP through a 7-minute, 4-step brief intervention tailored to respond to the patient's specific beliefs, and shared decision-making discussion of asthma control status and treatment.
Active Comparator: Control Intervention
The patient's primary care provider (PCP) will deliver the control intervention (discussion of healthy lifestyles).
Behavioral: Control Intervention
PCP will provide discussion of healthy lifestyles.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) Score
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 Month, 2 Months, 3 Months (post-intervention)
Full title: Asthma Control Questionnaire Construct measured: self-reported asthma control Scoring: 0 points = total asthma control/ best outcome, 6 points = completely uncontrolled asthma/ worst outcome
Baseline, 1 Month, 2 Months, 3 Months (post-intervention)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) Score
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 Month, 2 Months, 3 Months (post-intervention)
Full title: Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire Construct: quality of life for patients with asthma Scoring: 32 items, each scored 1-7. The total score is calculated as a mean of all 32 items (1= low quality of life/ worse outcome, 7= high quality of life/ best outcome)
Baseline, 1 Month, 2 Months, 3 Months (post-intervention)
Medication Adherence Record Scale-Asthma (MARS-A) Score
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 Month, 2 Months, 3 Months (post-intervention)
Full title: Medication Adherence Record Scale- Asthma Construct: Adherence to inhaled corticosteroid medications Scoring: Total score is calculated as a mean of the 10 items, scores range from 1-5 (1= low adherence/ worse outcome, 5= high adherence/ best outcome)
Baseline, 1 Month, 2 Months, 3 Months (post-intervention)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Columbia University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Maureen George, PhD, Associate Professor of Nursing at Columbia University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 29, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

May 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 29, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

October 3, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 28, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AAAR5216

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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