Internet Telehealth for Pediatric Asthma Case Management

NCT ID: NCT00214383

Last Updated: 2013-01-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 301 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2004-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2009-05-31

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Asthma

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

CHESS + Case Mgt

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.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

CHESS Internet telehealth

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

CHESS Internet telehealth

Control

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

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

CHESS Internet telehealth

CHESS Internet telehealth

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 4 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

David Gustafson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Wisconsin, Madison

References

Wise M, Gustafson DH, Sorkness CA, Molfenter T, Staresinic A, Meis T, Hawkins RP, Shanovich KK, Walker NP. Internet telehealth for pediatric asthma case management: integrating computerized and case manager features for tailoring a Web-based asthma education program. Health Promot Pract. 2007 Jul;8(3):282-91. doi: 10.1177/1524839906289983. Epub 2006 Aug 23.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 16928987 (View on PubMed)

Wise M, Pulvermacher A, Shanovich KK, Gustafson DH, Sorkness C, Bhattacharya A. Using action research to implement an integrated pediatric asthma case management and eHealth intervention for low-income families. Health Promot Pract. 2010 Nov;11(6):798-806. doi: 10.1177/1524839909334621. Epub 2009 Jun 10.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 19515862 (View on PubMed)

Gustafson D, Wise M, Bhattacharya A, Pulvermacher A, Shanovich K, Phillips B, Lehman E, Chinchilli V, Hawkins R, Kim JS. The effects of combining Web-based eHealth with telephone nurse case management for pediatric asthma control: a randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res. 2012 Jul 26;14(4):e101. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1964.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 22835804 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

5R01NR007889-02

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

2002-163

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id