Asthma Academy: Use of Simulation and Telehealth to Empower Family Caregivers

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Caregiver Burnout

Treatments: Behavioral: Asthma Academy; Behavioral: Telehealth Visit

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04132297

20190884

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this project is to implement and evaluate a novel intervention for low-income families to reduce the burden of caregivers of a child with asthma.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Must be age 18 or older
2. Able to speak and read English or Spanish
3. Have a smartphone or computer with active service
4. Care for a child with asthma between ages 5-12
5. Agree to participate

Exclusion criteria

1. Age less than 18
2. Inability to speak and read English or Spanish
3. Does not have a smartphone or computer with active service
4. Child does not have asthma
5. Care for a child less than 5 or greater than 12
6. Decline to participate
7. Prisoners

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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18 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual Asthma Academy Training + Telehealth Visit Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the Asthma Academy Training virtually. One week after the virtual training, participants will be scheduled to complete a Telehealth visit via zoom through their smart phones or computers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Asthma Academy

Behavioral: Telehealth Visit

Virtual Asthma Academy Training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the virtual Asthma Academy Training via zoom through their smart phones or computers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Asthma Academy