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Problem-Solving Skills Training to Improve Care for Children With Asthma

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
RAND
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00250588
First received: November 4, 2005
Last updated: October 14, 2011
Last verified: October 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Problem-Solving Skills Training is effective in reducing barriers to health care and improving health-related quality of life for children with persistent asthma.


Condition Intervention Phase
Asthma
 Behavioral: Problem solving skills training and asthma care coordination
Behavioral: Asthma care coordination alone
Behavioral: Wait-list control
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Reducing Barriers to Care for Vulnerable Children With Asthma

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by RAND:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Health-related quality of life (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory)

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Asthma-related emergency and inpatient utilization
  • Appropriate use of preventive medication
  • Primary care quality (Parent's Perceptions of Primary Care measure)

Estimated Enrollment: 366
Study Start Date: October 2003
Study Completion Date: October 2007
Primary Completion Date: October 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   2 Years to 12 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Child age 2 to 12 years old, inclusive
  • Diagnosis of persistent asthma (mild, moderate, or severe) according to NHLBI criteria
  • Family speaks English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Family does not speak English or Spanish
  • Child has other comorbid conditions that would affect care or outcomes
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00250588

Locations
United States, California
Children's Hospital, San Diego
San Diego, California, United States, 92123
Sponsors and Collaborators
RAND
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Michael Seid, PhD Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
  More Information

No publications provided by RAND

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: RAND
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00250588     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: R40 MC 00331
Study First Received: November 4, 2005
Last Updated: October 14, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by RAND:
Asthma
Child
Problem-solving
Quality of Life
Barriers to Care

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Asthma
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
 Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Hypersensitivity
Immune System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013