Childhood Asthma Program in NYC Health Department Clinics
NCT ID: NCT00005713
Last Updated: 2015-12-23
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
1000 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
1990-08-31
1997-02-28
Brief Summary
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Recent studies have shown that lack of continuing primary care for asthma is associated with increased levels of morbidity in low-income minority children. Although effective preventive therapy is available, many African-American and Latino children receive episodic treatment for asthma that does not follow current guidelines for care. To see if access, continuity, and quality of care could be improved in pediatric clinics serving low-income children in New York City, we trained staff in New York City Bureau of Child Health clinics to provide continuing, preventive care for asthma.
Detailed Description
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The study was part of a demonstration and education initiative "Interventions for Control of Asthma Among Black and Hispanic Children" which was released by the NHLBI in June 1989.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
To develop this comprehensive care system, the investigators provided training for Health Department physicians and nurses in up-to-date methods of diagnosing asthma, and providing clinical care and health education to patients and families as part of a series of regular 20 minute patient visits. Nurses and public health assistants were also trained to supplement this by teaching the Open Airways self-management program to groups of families. A 24-hour telephone advice service for families of asthma patients was staffed by trained Health Department physicians.
The intervention was based on social cognitive theory, especially self-regulation. In Phase I, the Health Department medical and nursing staffs were taught by Columbia University faculty with reinforcement by Health Department physician and nurse supervisors. Self-regulation was fostered in physicians by use of an Asthma Visit Record and in families by use of an Asthma Diary. Seven pairs of matched clinics were randomized to be controls or receive the intervention. The following hypotheses were tested: that a comprehensive system of continuity of care, including medical care, family health education and community outreach would (1) increase staff confidence to diagnose and treat childhood asthma; (2) attract and retain families who had children with asthma in continuing care relationships in the Health Department clinics; and (3) improve the health status of patients and the quality of life of their families. Phase II tested whether this comprehensive system could be made self-sustaining within the Health Department by having physician and nurse super-visors who took part in Phase I teach the program to staff from a second set of matched clinics. This program had the potential to reach more than 5000 minority children with asthma. If successful it could be generalized to other health departments in the country.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Continuing, preventative care for asthma
Low-income children with asthma will receive continuing, preventive care for asthma with trained staff in New York City Bureau of Child Health clinics
Continuing, preventative care
Training for intervention clinic staff was based on National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, and included screening to identify new cases and health education to improve family management.
Interventions
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Continuing, preventative care
Training for intervention clinic staff was based on National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, and included screening to identify new cases and health education to improve family management.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Attending pediatric clinics serving low-income children in New York City
Exclusion Criteria
1 Month
21 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
Columbia University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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David Evans, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Professor of Emeritus of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences In Pedi, Dept of Sociomedical Sciences
Locations
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Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
Countries
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References
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Evans D, Mellins R, Lobach K, Ramos-Bonoan C, Pinkett-Heller M, Wiesemann S, Klein I, Donahue C, Burke D, Levison M, Levin B, Zimmerman B, Clark N. Improving care for minority children with asthma: professional education in public health clinics. Pediatrics. 1997 Feb;99(2):157-64. doi: 10.1542/peds.99.2.157.
Other Identifiers
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CUMC ID unknown (4922)
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id