Asthma Learning Project
ALP
1 other identifier
interventional
120
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect on knowledge and behavior of playing an educational asthma computer game during a pediatric Emergency Department (ED) asthma visit among children ages 7 - 15 years. The ED cares for a high-risk population of children who have difficulty accessing preventive care well. The addition of a computer game to usual asthma emergency care could be a simple, effective, enjoyable way to improve patients' asthma knowledge, beliefs, and management practices. This project has the potential to lead to larger studies evaluating the benefit of education with and without behavioral interventions such as motivational interviewing. This project plans to implement and evaluate the use of a goal setting activity and the educational asthma computer game, "Quest for the Code" (Starlight Starbright Children's FoundationTM), in the ED of Seattle Children's Hospital. In a randomized trial of Spanish and English speaking children ages 7 - 15 years receiving ED care for their asthma, the investigators will evaluate the effects of the game on children's asthma knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. The investigators aim to compare the change in asthma knowledge and locus of control after 3 months, for children who play the computerized asthma game, versus those who receive standard care in the ED. The investigators will also compare changes in asthma severity and activity limitations over 3 months, for children who play the asthma game without goal-setting, children who playing the game with goal-setting, and children who receive standard care. Overall, the investigators hypothesize that educational asthma game play by pediatric patients with acute asthma will improve asthma knowledge, compared with standard care.
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 Dec 2008
Longer than P75 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
December 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 3, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2013
CompletedJuly 8, 2011
July 1, 2011
4.1 years
April 1, 2009
July 7, 2011
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Child Knowledge
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Locus of control
3 months
Study Arms (4)
Game
EXPERIMENTALGame + Activation
EXPERIMENTALBooklet
NO INTERVENTIONBooklet + Activation
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
"Quest for the Code" is an educational asthma computer game. Participants randomized to this intervention will have access to the game for a minimum of one hour while receiving treatment in the Seattle Children's Emergency Department.
"Quest for the Code" is an educational asthma computer game. Participants randomized to this intervention will have access to this game for a minimum of one hour while receiving treatment in the Seattle Children's Emergency Department (ED).Before leaving the ED, participants in this group will have a brief asthma goal setting activity using motivational interview techniques.
Participant randomized to this group will receive standard care for the treatment of their asthma, including an education asthma booklet developed by Seattle Children's. Before leaving the ED, participants in this group will have a brief asthma goal setting activity using motivational interview techniques.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age 7 - 15 years, inclusive.
- Patient has a history of asthma or asthma-like symptoms on at least 1 occasion, occurring at least 3 months prior to the current episode (may be verbal per patient/caregiver).
- Patient is presenting to the ED for an acute asthma exacerbation of any type or severity.
- Available for phone call or mail questionnaire in 2 weeks and 3 months.
- Parent able to read English or Spanish.
- Child able to understand spoken English or Spanish.
- Child able to use a computer and mouse or stylus.
- Provider believes the patient is likely to remain in ED for at least one hour.
- Informed consent by parent and assent from child
You may not qualify if:
- Child has previously participated in this study.
- Child has a hearing impairment uncompensated for by assistive listening devices.
- Significant mental disorder or cognitive impairment that the parent believes would preclude competent informed assent or game play.
- Child has a baseline motor disorder and the parent is unable to assist using a mouse and keyboard
- Child has significant medial conditions that have a pulmonary component, in addition to their asthma
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Julie Brown, MD, MPH
Seattle Children's Hospital
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 1, 2009
First Posted
April 3, 2009
Study Start
December 1, 2008
Primary Completion
January 1, 2013
Study Completion
May 1, 2013
Last Updated
July 8, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-07