Iggy and the Inhalers: A Study to Assess the Impact of an Asthma Education Program in School Age Children

NCT02839252 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 6404
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The specific aims of this pilot study are to:

1. 1.Evaluate the effectiveness of the asthma education intervention on asthma knowledge
2. 2.Determine whether the asthma education intervention improves child and parent asthma treatment self-efficacy

Conditions

Asthma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Asthma knowledge

  This will be measured by a 10 question multiple choice survey

  Change in asthma knowledge immediately post-intervention and 1 month after intervention as compared with asthma knowledge prior to the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Asthma Self Efficacy

  Change in asthma self efficacy scores immediately post-intervention and 1 month after intervention as compared to pre-intervention self-efficacy scores

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

After the baseline tools have been completed, the child will be given the Iggy Comic Book and trading cards. Parents and their children will then watch a 12-minute Iggy Video. At the completion of the video and prior to going home, the child and parent will complete the same 2 measures on asthma knowledge and self-efficacy. At 1-month after this clinic visit, the parent will be sent an email with a link to a Qualtrics survey that will contain a few supplemental questions to assess use of the intervention and the same 2 measures that the parent and the child completed at the initial visit.

Behavioral: Iggy and the Inhalers Asthma Education for Kids

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

After the baseline tools have been completed, the parent and child will go home. At 1-month after the initial study clinic visit, the parent will be sent an email with a link to a Qualtrics survey that will contain a few supplemental questions to assess use of the intervention and the same 2 measures that the parent and the child completed at the initial visit.

Interventions

Iggy and the Inhalers Asthma Education for Kids BEHAVIORAL

It is a comic book, trading cards, and stickers that teach kids about asthma. There is also a 12-minute cartoon video which teaches kids about asthma.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Followed in the Yacktman General Pediatrics Clinic at Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge (ACH-PR)
• Age 8 - 12 years
• Documented diagnosis of asthma (any severity level)
• Child and parent are English-speaking
• Child is currently taking an asthma medication on either a daily or an as-needed basis
• Parent permission/consent and child assent is obtained

You may not qualify if:

• Child has a diagnosis of another chronic lung or cardiovascular disease
• Child was assessed by parents or clinician to have a significant developmental delay, learning, or behavioral disability (e.g., autism spectrum)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Yacktman Pediatrics

Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States

Location

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 Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 15, 2016
• First Posted: July 20, 2016
• Study Start: July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2017
• Study Completion: January 1, 2018
• Last Updated: October 4, 2024

Record last verified: 2018-02

Locations

US (1)