Impact of a Curriculum Intervention on Asthma Knowledge in Adolescents of a Public School in Salvador-Bahia-Brazil

NCT02142179 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KARE-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 181
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to estimate the impact of a curriculum intervention on asthma knowledge in adolescents of a public school in Salvador-Bahia-Brazil.

Conditions

Asthma

Keywords

Asthma; Knowledge; School-Based Service; Adolescents

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline Knowledge about asthma in adolescents of a public school in Salvador-Bahia- Brazil at 3 months

  Baseline; up to 2 weeks; up to 3 months; up to 1 year after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Visits to emergency in the subgroup of patients with asthma/ symptoms suggestive of asthma

  Baseline; up to 2 weeks and up to 3 months

• Hospitalization in the subgroup of patients with asthma/ symptoms suggestive of asthma.

  Baseline; up to 2 weeks and up to 3 months

• Daytime and nighttime awakenings in the subgroup of patients with asthma/ symptoms suggestive of asthma

  Baseline; up to 2 weeks and up to 3 months

• Rescue medication use in the subgroup of patients with asthma/ symptoms suggestive of asthma

  Baseline; up to 2 weeks and up to 3 months

• Use of the action plan in the subgroup of patients with asthma/ symptoms suggestive of asthma

  Baseline; up to 2 weeks and up to 3 months

Study Arms (2)

KARE Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

KARE - Knowledge about Asthma and Respiratory Education is an educational curriculum intervention organized with school staff to be applied to the intervention group. This intervention will consist of theoretical - practical weekly workshops with a targeted content for asthma and involves aspects related to anatomy and physiology of the respiratory tract, conceptualization of asthma, prevention, treatment, maintenance and retrieval; recognition and actions in periods of exacerbations and use the action plan. These workshops are suitable for the course plan of disciplines sciences, biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography, portuguese and mathematics. Those are characterized as a mandatory curriculum component and they should be developed for all students.

Behavioral: Knowledge about Asthma and Respiratory Education (KARE)

A traditional curriculum education.

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive a traditional curriculum education.

Interventions

Knowledge about Asthma and Respiratory Education (KARE) BEHAVIORAL

KARE - Knowledge about Asthma and Respiratory Education is an educational curriculum intervention organized with school staff to be applied to the intervention group. This intervention will consist of theoretical - practical weekly workshops with a targeted content for asthma and involves aspects related to anatomy and physiology of the respiratory tract, conceptualization of asthma, prevention, treatment, maintenance and retrieval; recognition and actions in periods of exacerbations and use the action plan. These workshops are suitable for the course plan of disciplines sciences, biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography, portuguese and mathematics. Those are characterized as a mandatory curriculum component and they should be developed for all students.

KARE Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All students aged 10-19 years enrolled in the College Presidente Emilio Garrastazu Medici (Currently its name is College Estadual do Stiep Carlos Marighella) whose present the Statement of Consent Form signed by parents/ tutors and by themselves;
• Individuals of the same age with symptoms suggestive of asthma and/or previous diagnosis as well as those without asthma after signing the Statement of Consent Form may be included;

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals not willing to participate of the study;
• Individuals who have not signed the consent form;
• Individuals with cognitive impairment and with any special needs must not be included in this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Federal University of Bahia: lead
• Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Universidade Federal da Bahia and College Estadual Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici (Currently its name is College Estadual do Stiep Carlos Marighella)

Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (7)

• Bruzzese JM, Sheares BJ, Vincent EJ, Du Y, Sadeghi H, Levison MJ, Mellins RB, Evans D. Effects of a school-based intervention for urban adolescents with asthma. A controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Apr 15;183(8):998-1006. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201003-0429OC. Epub 2010 Dec 7.

  PMID: 21139088 BACKGROUND

• Sole D, Wandalsen GF, Camelo-Nunes IC, Naspitz CK; ISAAC - Brazilian Group. Prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and atopic eczema among Brazilian children and adolescents identified by the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) - Phase 3. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2006 Sep-Oct;82(5):341-6. doi: 10.2223/JPED.1521. Epub 2006 Aug 28.

  PMID: 16951799 BACKGROUND

• Bruzzese JM, Bonner S, Vincent EJ, Sheares BJ, Mellins RB, Levison MJ, Wiesemann S, Du Y, Zimmerman BJ, Evans D. Asthma education: the adolescent experience. Patient Educ Couns. 2004 Dec;55(3):396-406. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2003.04.009.

  PMID: 15582346 BACKGROUND

• Joseph CL, Peterson E, Havstad S, Johnson CC, Hoerauf S, Stringer S, Gibson-Scipio W, Ownby DR, Elston-Lafata J, Pallonen U, Strecher V; Asthma in Adolescents Research Team. A web-based, tailored asthma management program for urban African-American high school students. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 May 1;175(9):888-95. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200608-1244OC. Epub 2007 Feb 8.

  PMID: 17290041 BACKGROUND

• Sole D, Camelo-Nunes IC, Wandalsen GF, Mallozi MC, Naspitz CK; Brazilian ISAAC's Group. Is the prevalence of asthma and related symptoms among Brazilian children related to socioeconomic status? J Asthma. 2008 Jan-Feb;45(1):19-25. doi: 10.1080/02770900701496056.

  PMID: 18259991 BACKGROUND

• Akinbami LJ, Schoendorf KC. Trends in childhood asthma: prevalence, health care utilization, and mortality. Pediatrics. 2002 Aug;110(2 Pt 1):315-22. doi: 10.1542/peds.110.2.315.

  PMID: 12165584 BACKGROUND

• Bateman ED, Hurd SS, Barnes PJ, Bousquet J, Drazen JM, FitzGerald JM, Gibson P, Ohta K, O'Byrne P, Pedersen SE, Pizzichini E, Sullivan SD, Wenzel SE, Zar HJ. Global strategy for asthma management and prevention: GINA executive summary. Eur Respir J. 2008 Jan;31(1):143-78. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00138707.

  PMID: 18166595 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)

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

• Adelmir Souza-Machado, PHD

  Federal University of Bahia

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: NP, Msc

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2014
• First Posted: May 20, 2014
• Study Start: November 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2014
• Study Completion: December 1, 2014
• Last Updated: July 7, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07

Locations

BR (1)