Use of Text Messages to Improve Care For Children Following an ED Visit for Asthma
BACKGROUND Asthma is a prevalent and troublesome pediatric condition. In 2013, Emergency Department (ED) providers treated over 3,500 cases of asthma-related complaints at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Pediatric ED visits for asthma exceeds billions of dollars annually when including direct cost and lost productivity. Many of these visits and resultant costs are avoidable. Patients with well-controlled asthma do not typically exhibit these patterns, while patients with poorly controlled asthma show patterns of increased utilization of healthcare resources and lower quality of life. Evidence suggests that a text message reminder and educational program might positively influence pediatric asthma care practices.
RESEARCH QUESTION Does a targeted ED based text message intervention program improve outpatient follow-up and routine preventive care in pediatric asthma patients?
METHODS Study subjects will be block randomized based on age and insurance group. The experimental group will receive text messages with guidance towards follow-up care with their PCP and the importance of the flu vaccine for children with asthma. The control group will receive a series of educational self-care and health based text messages unrelated to asthma or the flu vaccine. Some self-report of behaviors will be captured via text message response.
ANALYSIS Primary outcomes for the educational versus targeted text message groups will be compared use Chi-square tests. Additional adjustments may be applied for missing data or if, despite randomization, there is substantial imbalance between group in key covariates (eg race/ethnicity, insurance type or asthma severity.)
研究概览
地位
地位
干预/治疗
干预/治疗
研究类型
研究类型
注册 (预期的)
注册
阶段
阶段
- 不适用
联系人和位置
学习联系方式
学习联系方式
- 姓名:Heidi Vander Velden
- 电话号码:6128137892
- 邮箱:heidi.vandervelden@childrensmn.org
学习地点
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Minnesota
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Minneapolis、Minnesota、美国、55404
- 招聘中
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Emergency Department
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接触:
- Anupam B Kharbanda, MD
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Saint Paul、Minnesota、美国
- 招聘中
- Children's Minnesota
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接触:
- Anupam Kharbanda, MD
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参与标准
资格标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
Caregivers of patients aged 4 - 17 years (inclusive) will be eligible for study participation if they meet the following criteria:
- Presentation to the ED with a chief complaint related to an asthma exacerbation such as shortness of breath, respiratory distress, wheezing, etc…
- Receive an albuterol treatment in the ED
- Previous history of asthma as represented in the medical record or by parental report
- Have a cell phone that is able to receive text messages
- Able to communicate and provide consent in English or Spanish
Exclusion Criteria:
Caregivers of patients will be excluded from this study for the following reasons:
- First episode of wheezing
- Admitted to the hospital
Co-morbid respiratory disease:
- Cystic fibrosis
- Bronchiectasis
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Other chronic lung disease
- Current cancer diagnosis
- Previous cardiovascular surgery
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Sickle Cell disease
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 主要用途:支持治疗
- 分配:随机化
- 介入模型:并行分配
- 屏蔽:单身的
手臂数量
武器和干预
参与者组/臂参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗干预/治疗 |
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有源比较器:Control
Subjects receive general, health-related text messages applicable for children with asthma.
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Subjects received text messages generalized to children with asthma
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实验性的:Test group
Subjects receive specific, targeted text messages for post-emergency department discharge asthma care.
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Subjects received text messages specific to post ED asthma follow-up
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
|---|---|---|
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Follow-up care with primary care provider
大体时间:1 week after emergency department discharge
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Assessed via text and follow-up call if no response to text message
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1 week after emergency department discharge
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次要结果测量
次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Influenza vaccine
大体时间:30 days after emergency department discharge
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Assessed via text and follow-up call if no response to text message
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30 days after emergency department discharge
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Return visit to the emergency department
大体时间:30 days after the inaugural emergency department visit
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Assessed via text and follow-up call if no response to text message; Our health record also checked for return visits
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30 days after the inaugural emergency department visit
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合作者和调查者
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
学习开始
初级完成 (预期的)
初级完成
研究完成 (预期的)
研究完成
研究注册日期
首次提交
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
首次发布
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
最后更新发布
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
最后验证
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