Implementing a Healthcare Provider Education Intervention in Rural Communities to Reduce Asthma Morbidity

University of Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Asthma

Treatments: Other: Easy Breathing program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04060823

IRB201803077

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to pilot test the implementation of healthcare provider education interventions to improve asthma outcomes in rural youth residing in Bradford County, Florida. The investigators propose to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the Easy Breathing program a rural, medically underserved county and evaluate changes in healthcare provider practices and asthma-related outcomes of rural youth diagnosed with asthma.

Enrollment: 512 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 months to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any child between 6 months and 18 years of age at one of the primary care clinics in Braford county.

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to meet inclusion criteria.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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512 participants in 1 patient group

Easy Breathing

Experimental group

Description:

Easy Breathing will be implemented in participating clinics. Asthma-related sick visits will be monitored for changes.

Treatment:

Other: Easy Breathing program