Family Approach to Managing Asthma in Early Teens
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
BACKGROUND:
Asthma is a public health problem with its prevalence and morbidity being significant in 11- to 14-year olds, particularly among ethnic minorities. Despite this, little has been done to intervene with this age group. This is surprising considering the success of asthma education programs for younger children. In addition, there are no reports of parenting training to help families manage asthma despite the significant influence parenting strategies have on the management of chronic illnesses.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
The overall goal of this study is to test the efficacy of a program with two complementary components: (a) a school-based curriculum to empower middle school students to manage their asthma and (b) a parent training curriculum to teach childrearing skills that support the youths' growing autonomy and need to self-manage their disease. The specific aims are: (1) to implement screening to identify 6th - 8th grade students with persistent asthma; and (2) to provide health education and parent training to help children and parents manage asthma more effectively. The student program is based on Coping with Asthma at Home and at School, a successful program developed in Holland. The parent program is an adaptation of Thriving Teens, an effective parent training program developed by the investigators. Participants in this randomized control trial will be 384 children with asthma and their caregivers from 16 New York City public schools serving low-income, ethnic minorities. It is hypothesized that students randomized to the intervention will have, relative to controls, improvements in three primary outcomes: (1) reduced symptom severity; (2) improved quality of life; and (3) better asthma management skills. Also, when compared to controls, intervention students will show improvement in the following secondary outcomes: (4) urgent health care utilization; (5) days with activity restriction; and (6) parent-child interactions. Caregivers and children will complete comprehensive surveys assessing these outcomes at baseline, and immediately and 6- and 12-months after the intervention.
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Fase
- Fase 3
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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New York
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New York, New York, Forenede Stater, 10016
- New York University School of Medicine
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria for Youth:
- Prior diagnosis of asthma from a medical provider
- Asthma symptoms an average of 3 times per month during the 12 months prior to study entry OR less frequent symptoms but having 1 or more urgent visits to a doctor/emergency room or hospitalization for asthma during the 12 months prior to study entry
- Use of prescribed asthma medication in the 12 months prior to study entry
Inclusion Criteria for Families:
- Child and participating parent must live together
Exclusion Criteria for Youth:
- Co-morbidity that might affect lung function, such as cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia
- Highly specialized developmental or learning needs (e.g., Down's syndrome, mental retardation, severe ADHD)
- Major psychiatric illness
Exclusion Criteria for Families:
- Foster parents and their children
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Forebyggelse
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Enkelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Behavioral Intervention: Asthma: It's a Family Affair
Separate student and parent intervention groups.
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Intervention families will receive a comprehensive program with two complementary components: (1) a school-based intervention to empower middle school students to manage their asthma and (2) parent training to teach their caregivers childrearing skills that support the youth's growing autonomy and need to self-manage their disease.
The student component is comprised of 6, 60 minute group workshops; the caregiver component consists of 5, 90-minute group workshops.
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Aktiv komparator: Behavioral Control Group
Students and parents participate in an education only control group
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Caregivers assigned to the Asthma and Stress Comparator group will receive a single educational workshop focusing on the developmental changes adolescents experience, how these changes may cause stress, and ways to cope with stress.
The children will also participate in a single school-based session on similar topics.
Both caregivers and students will learn basic asthma facts.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Symptom severity
Tidsramme: baseline, immediate post-intervention and every 2 months thereafter up to and including 12-months post-intervention
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baseline, immediate post-intervention and every 2 months thereafter up to and including 12-months post-intervention
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quality of life
Tidsramme: Baseline, and immediate, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention
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Baseline, and immediate, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention
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asthma management skills
Tidsramme: Baseline, and immediate, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention
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Baseline, and immediate, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Urgent health care utilization
Tidsramme: baseline, immediate post-intervention and every 2 months thereafter up to and including 12-months post-intervention
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baseline, immediate post-intervention and every 2 months thereafter up to and including 12-months post-intervention
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days with activity restriction
Tidsramme: baseline, immediate post-intervention and every 2 months thereafter up to and including 12-months post-intervention
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baseline, immediate post-intervention and every 2 months thereafter up to and including 12-months post-intervention
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parent-child interactions
Tidsramme: Baseline, and immediate, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention
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Baseline, and immediate, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Jean-Marie Bruzzese, PhD, NYU Langone Health
Publikationer og nyttige links
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 333 (Andet bevillings-/finansieringsnummer: Florida Department of Health)
- R01HL079953 (U.S. NIH-bevilling/kontrakt)
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