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NCT Number: NCT00156507

Improving Asthma Care for Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Children born less than 1500 grams are being enrolled into a study to test the effectiveness of a parental educational intervention in reducing the risk of future breathing problems. The intervention teaches parents of these children how to reduce the risk of / and recognize breathing problems.

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Key information

Conditions

Asthma Bronchial Diseases Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Immune System Diseases Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

30 day–1 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Strong Memorial Hospital - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Premature babies weighing less than 1500 grams at birth receiving care at Strong Memorial Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Exclusion criteria

  • Non-English speaking parents

Treatment and study plan

Asthma education for parents of very low birth weight infants

Behavioral

Asthma education is provided to parents of children in the experimental group prior to nicu discharge.

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate whether education about asthma improves parent knowledge about the disease and its management and to evaluate whether education about asthma influences healthy behaviors to reduce breathing problems

    Time frame: 7-9 months post discharge

Secondary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the feasibility of implementing the intervention in terms of cost and personnel time and to obtain parental feedback about the intervention.

    Time frame: 1-3 years post baseline

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Rochester

Other

Collaborators

  • Halcyon Hill Foundation

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2003
Primary completion
2006
Study completion
2006
First posted
Sep 12, 2005
Registry last updated
May 12, 2011

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