Online Asthma Self-Management for Children Aged 5-10 and Their Parents
ChildAsthma
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interventional
622
1 country
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Brief Summary
The potential benefits of this research to public health include improved understanding of cultural factors in pediatric asthma self-management, improved self-management skills for children, and better asthma management skills for their parents. This could result in eased suffering and improved quality of life for millions of children and their families, and also reduce the economic burden borne by society in the forms of medical expenditures and lost productivity.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2 asthma
Started Jan 2011
Shorter than P25 for phase_2 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, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 31, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 11, 2015
CompletedNovember 11, 2015
November 1, 2015
8 months
May 31, 2013
November 9, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (6)
Change from baseline in children's knowledge about asthma
A 5-item knowledge scale was developed with program-specific questions regarding asthma physiology, response to worsening symptoms, and asthma medications. These items used a 3-response choice scheme: "true," "not true," and "I don't know." The total number of items correct was summed to form the knowledge scale.
45 days
Change from baseline in parents' knowledge about asthma
The Parent Knowledge Questionnaire (alpha = .81; Mesters, et al., 2003) was adapted to match program content, creating a 19-item knowledge scale covering basic knowledge about asthma (e.g., response to worsening symptoms, asthma medications, asthma triggers). The total number of correct items was summed to form the knowledge scale.
45 days
Change from baseline in children's attitudes toward medication
A 5-item knowledge scale was developed with program-specific questions regarding asthma physiology, response to worsening symptoms, and asthma medications. These items used a 3-response choice scheme: "true," "not true," and "I don't know." The total number of items correct was summed to form the knowledge scale.
45 days
Change from baseline in parents' attitudes about asthma self-management
The Asthma Attitude Survey (Mesters, et al., 2003), adapted to fit program content, assessed parents' attitudes regarding recognition of worsening symptoms, asthma medications, and triggers management. A 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree) was used for responses, and items were summed to create an overall attitudes score.
45 days
Change from baseline in children's self-efficacy to improve asthma self-management
Three self-efficacy items addressed each child's confidence in being able to recognize warning signs, use his/her quick-relief medicine immediately when having warning signs, and take medications as directed. Response choices were presented on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (no way, I can't do that) to 4 (sure, I can do that).
45 days
Change from baseline in parents' self-efficacy to improve asthma self-management
The Parent Asthma Self-Efficacy survey (Bursch, et al., 2003), adapted to fit program content, used a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (not at all sure) to 5 (completely sure) to assess parents' confidence about administering medications and responding to worsening symptoms.
45 days
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Change from baseline in Asthma Control Test
45 days
Study Arms (2)
Lungtropolis
EXPERIMENTALA game-based website for children with asthma aged 5-10 to teach basic self-management skills and a comprehensive adjunct informational website for parents
Asthma educational booklet
ACTIVE COMPARATORText-based asthma education booklet for parents and children in PDF format
Interventions
A game-based website for children with asthma aged 5-10 to teach basic self-management skills and a comprehensive adjunct informational website for parents
Text-based asthma education booklet for parents and children in PDF format
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Children aged 5-10 with physican-diagnosed asthma and who had been prescribed any type of asthma medication, and one of their parents or primary caregivers. Parents and children needed to have access to an internet- and video-capable computer, and the parent needed to have a valid e-mail address in order to receive study-related correspondence.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Oregon Center for Applied Science
Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Susan Schroeder, MPH, MCHES
Oregon Center for Applied Science
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Research Scientist
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 31, 2013
First Posted
November 11, 2015
Study Start
January 1, 2011
Primary Completion
September 1, 2011
Study Completion
September 1, 2011
Last Updated
November 11, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-11