Internet Telehealth for Pediatric Asthma Case Management (CHESS)

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Asthma

Treatments: Behavioral: CHESS Internet telehealth

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00214383

2002-163

5R01NR007889-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The original and primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of CHESS with Nurse Case Management on asthma control (symptom-free days), and adherence factors of children aged 4-12. The investigators have expanded the scope of the specific aims. The criteria for their expanded aim is to also interview low-income African-American caregivers to gain an understanding of how they conceptualize their child's asthma, and what they consider to be barriers or facilitators to managing their child's asthma. There is no change in the investigators' original aim.

Enrollment: 301 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents of children, aged 4-12 with moderate to severe asthma

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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301 participants in 2 patient groups

CHESS + Case Mgt

Experimental group

Description:

Case Management (with monthly support calls) and CHESS services were available for a 12 month intervention period. Support calls refer to check in calls by a nurse to the parents to see how the child is doing. CHESS services include access to a website with information on asthma management, discussion groups and a case manager. The website also include a management tool for asthma symptoms check in, and the case manager used the information entered to tailor the homepage to individual clients.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CHESS Internet telehealth

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Control-usual care. Usual care refers to the manner in which clients generally manage their asthma.