Use of Text Messages to Improve Care For Children Following an ED Visit for Asthma
NCT ID: NCT02436070
Last Updated: 2017-11-22
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
195 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-10-31
2018-12-31
Brief Summary
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RESEARCH QUESTION Does a targeted ED based text message intervention program improve outpatient follow-up and routine preventive care in pediatric asthma patients?
METHODS Study subjects will be block randomized based on age and insurance group. The experimental group will receive text messages with guidance towards follow-up care with their PCP and the importance of the flu vaccine for children with asthma. The control group will receive a series of educational self-care and health based text messages unrelated to asthma or the flu vaccine. Some self-report of behaviors will be captured via text message response.
ANALYSIS Primary outcomes for the educational versus targeted text message groups will be compared use Chi-square tests. Additional adjustments may be applied for missing data or if, despite randomization, there is substantial imbalance between group in key covariates (eg race/ethnicity, insurance type or asthma severity.)
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Control
Subjects receive general, health-related text messages applicable for children with asthma.
General text messages
Subjects received text messages generalized to children with asthma
Test group
Subjects receive specific, targeted text messages for post-emergency department discharge asthma care.
Targeted text messages
Subjects received text messages specific to post ED asthma follow-up
Interventions
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Targeted text messages
Subjects received text messages specific to post ED asthma follow-up
General text messages
Subjects received text messages generalized to children with asthma
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
1. Presentation to the ED with a chief complaint related to an asthma exacerbation such as shortness of breath, respiratory distress, wheezing, etc…
2. Receive an albuterol treatment in the ED
3. Previous history of asthma as represented in the medical record or by parental report
4. Have a cell phone that is able to receive text messages
5. Able to communicate and provide consent in English or Spanish
Exclusion Criteria
1. First episode of wheezing
2. Admitted to the hospital
3. Co-morbid respiratory disease:
1. Cystic fibrosis
2. Bronchiectasis
3. Pulmonary hypertension
4. Other chronic lung disease
4. Current cancer diagnosis
5. Previous cardiovascular surgery
6. Inflammatory bowel disease
7. Sickle Cell disease
4 Years
17 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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HealthPartners Institute
OTHER
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Emergency Department
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Children's Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Anupam B Kharbanda, MD
Role: primary
Anupam Kharbanda, MD
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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1409-082
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id