Improving Asthma Care Through Parental Empowerment
PEPAC
1 other identifier
interventional
150
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The overall aim of this study will be to perform a prospective randomized clinical trial of an enhanced version of the IMPACT DC intervention involving short-term case management to facilitate PCP follow-up appointments and to provide education for parents about how to communicate more effectively with their children's PCPs as a means (1) to improve the rate of utilization of primary care services for ongoing asthma care and (2) to enhance the self-efficacy of parents in their interactions with their children's provider regarding the child's asthma care needs in 150 parents of high risk children referred within the IMPACT DC Asthma Clinic.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable asthma
Started Jan 2009
Typical duration for not_applicable asthma
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 29, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 30, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2011
CompletedSeptember 12, 2014
September 1, 2014
2.9 years
January 29, 2009
September 10, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Utilization of Primary Care Provider
2 months & 6 months after visit
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Parental Self-efficacy in communicating about Asthma care with child's primary care provider
2 months & 6 months after visit
Study Arms (2)
Routine IMPACT DC care
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants receive standard asthma education as routine for IMPACT DC
Enhanced care PEPAC Intervention
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
The proposed enhancement of the IMPACT DC intervention will consist of three key components: (1) an enhanced IMPACT DC Asthma Clinic visit; (2) short-term case management to increase the rate of primary care follow-up visits in the first month after the IMPACT DC Asthma Clinic visit; and (3) training in an "asthma care toolkit" to improve communication around asthma care with the child's primary care provider.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- ages between 12 months and 12 years, inclusive
- prior physician diagnosed asthma
- ability of the parent to identify a specific PCP for their child
- public insurance covering the child
- parent/guardian available for interview
You may not qualify if:
- significant medical co-morbidities
- enrollment in another asthma research intervention study
- unavailability for telephone follow-up
- primary language of the caregiver other than English
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Children's Research Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- CARE PROVIDER
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 29, 2009
First Posted
January 30, 2009
Study Start
January 1, 2009
Primary Completion
December 1, 2011
Study Completion
December 1, 2011
Last Updated
September 12, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-09