Asthma in the Delta Region of Arkansas (ADRA): Prevalence and Morbidity

NCT00589719 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 39931
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 964
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to conduct a cross-sectional study to examine asthma prevalence and morbidity in a predominately minority, low-income population in rural Arkansas.

Conditions

Asthma

Keywords

Asthma; minority; low-income; African American; Arkansas

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The findings suggest that asthma diagnosis and active symptoms are prevalent among this predominately minority and low-income rural population in the Arkansas region of the Mississippi Delta.

  One year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• High rates of inadequately controlled asthma are evidenced by activity limitation, medication use and increased healthcare utilization.

  One year

Study Arms (1)

2000,3000,4000

Children at risk for asthma were identified using a cross-sectional asthma screening survey.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

During the 2005-2006 school year, primary caregivers of all students aged 4-17 years attending public school in Eudora and Marvell Arkansas were asked to complete an asthma screening survey regarding their child. The schools are located in two non-contiguous counties in the Delta region of Arkansas and are in rural low-income areas of the state where more than one-third of families with children 5-17 years old meet the 2000 poverty line (Census bureau).

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 4-17 years, enrolled in the public schools in Eudora and Marvell Arkansas.

You may not qualify if:

• Children aged 18 or older enrolled in the public schools in Eudora and Marvell Arkansas were excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute: lead

Study Sites (1)

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Galant SP, Crawford LJ, Morphew T, Jones CA, Bassin S. Predictive value of a cross-cultural asthma case-detection tool in an elementary school population. Pediatrics. 2004 Sep;114(3):e307-16. doi: 10.1542/peds.2003-0575-F.

  PMID: 15342891 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Tamara T. Perry, M.D.

  University of Arkansas

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 27, 2007
• First Posted: January 10, 2008
• Study Start: August 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2006
• Study Completion: August 1, 2008
• Last Updated: August 26, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-08

Locations

US (1)