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Asthma Inpatient Research on Education (AIREd)

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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Status

Completed

Conditions

Asthmatic Attack

Treatments

Behavioral: Standard Asthma Education
Behavioral: Interactive Asthma Education

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02948738
ChildrensMemorialH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Children with asthma are admitted for asthma attacks very frequently in the U.S. The families and children are given basic education about asthma but studies are needed to improve this education so that it makes a meaningful difference in health outcomes and asthma care. This study compares two inpatient education models for children hospitalized with asthma.

Full description

The current standard is to review an asthma action plan with families and to review inhaler medication administration. In this study, investigators will be assigning families to either a control (current standard education) or and intervention group. In the intervention group, participants will receive interactive education based on learning theories that are thought to enhance long term memory. Participants in the interactive group will build their own action plan using colored templates and pictures. Participants will also learn to use their inhaler using teach-back methodologies. Investigators will then compare the two groups in terms of ER visits, hospitalizations, family confidence in managing asthma, asthma knowledge, and quality of life.

Enrollment

140 patients

Sex

All

Ages

2 to 16 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of asthma

Exclusion criteria

  • Active Cardiac Disease
  • Speaks language other than English or Spanish

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

140 participants in 2 patient groups

Interactive Education
Experimental group
Description:
Interactive asthma education
Treatment:
Behavioral: Interactive Asthma Education
Standard Education
Active Comparator group
Description:
Standard asthma education
Treatment:
Behavioral: Standard Asthma Education

Trial contacts and locations

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