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NCT Number: NCT01061424

The Community United to Challenge Asthma

This study compares an asthma self-management intervention, delivered to the family and tailored to their needs and cultural beliefs, to standard asthma education in high-risk Puerto Rican children in elementary school. The primary outcomes are asthma medication adherence and trigger reduction.

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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

5 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Puerto Rican
  • In elementary school
  • Diagnosed with asthma

Exclusion criteria

  • Not in school
  • Mild intermittent asthma
  • Well controlled asthma

Treatment and study plan

Community health worker

Behavioral

community health worker provides home visits for education

mailed information

Behavioral

information on asthma is mailed to the home on the same schedule as the other arm

Primary outcomes

  1. medication adherence

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. trigger reduction

    Time frame: 1 year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rush University Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Asthma Management in Latino Children

Acronym: Project CURA

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Feb 3, 2010
Registry last updated
Aug 15, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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