BREATHE-Peds Pilot- II III Trial and Post Trial

NCT ID: NCT05832437

Last Updated: 2025-11-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

67 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-04

Study Completion Date

2024-12-13

Brief Summary

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The overall aims of this study are to develop and pilot test BRief intervention to Evaluate Asthma THErapy (BREATHE)-Peds, a dyadic shared decision-making intervention, to improve asthma by supporting self-management among racial and ethnic minority early adolescents receiving care for uncontrolled asthma in federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) in urban communities. Aim 1 (Phase I) involves developing the intervention through focus groups with early adolescents and caregivers. Aims 2 and 3 (Phase II) involve preliminary testing of the intervention through a pilot randomized controlled trial. This record is for Phase II and III only

Detailed Description

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Despite high asthma prevalence and morbidity among adolescents (highest among Black and Hispanic youth and early adolescents aged 10-14), there is a lack of developmentally appropriate interventions for this at-risk group. Racial and ethnic minority early adolescents have sub-optimal asthma self-management. Critical health behaviors that emerge during early adolescence affect lifelong patterns; therefore, early adolescence offers a unique opportunity to intervene. Additionally, successful self-management requires the right division of responsibility between adolescents and their caregivers. Thus, intervening simultaneously with early adolescents and their caregivers who can help support the adolescent's growing autonomy to self-manage their condition has the potential for a synergistic effect.

Prior studies have demonstrated the effects of improved asthma control of BREATHE, a brief one-time shared decision-making intervention for Black adults with uncontrolled asthma that utilizes motivational interviewing delivered by primary care providers. This study (i.e., Phase II and Phase III) ) a pilot validation phase will conduct a group-randomized trial in two FQHCs with 85 dyads treated by 8 PCPs (10 dyads/PCP) randomized to 1 of 2 study arms: (a) BREATHE-PEDS-Peds (n=42 dyads), or (b) dose-matched attention control (n=43 dyads). Post-trial interviews with PCPs, caregivers, and their children to evaluate satisfaction with the intervention will be conducted; caregiver-child dyads will be followed for 3 months post-intervention to assess the impact of BREATHE-PEDS-Peds on asthma outcomes.

Conditions

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Asthma in Children

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors
Patient participants, data collectors, and the statistician will be blinded to assignment. Consent materials will inform patient participants that the focus of the trial is on the communication they have with their clinician about asthma management and control. Immediately after the intervention, patient participants will be asked to guess the condition to which their clinician had been randomized. At the end of participants' final data collection visit, data collectors will be asked to guess whether participants had received the active or control intervention at the visit. These data will provide some measurement of the success of masking.

Study Groups

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BREATHE-Peds intervention

The patient's primary care provider (PCP) will deliver a brief intervention using motivational interviewing and shared decision making, in a one time 9-minute intervention integrated into an office visit for asthma. PCPs will follow a 4-step script tailored to erroneous asthma and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) beliefs, as well as ACQ score, measured just prior to the office visit.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BREATHE-Peds Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

BREATHE-Peds utilizes Primary Care Providers (PCPs) to deliver a 4-step script that was created by and tailored to Black adults' asthma and inhaled corticosteroid beliefs, as well as their Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) score, measured just prior to the medical visit. Step 1: Raise the subject (1½ minute). Step 2: Provide feedback (1½ minutes). Step 3: Enhance engagement (3 minutes). Step 4: Shared decision-making (3 minutes).

Control Intervention

The patient's primary care provider (PCP) will deliver a 9-minute scripted intervention on credible nutrition and lifestyle information. The control intervention is designed to not be specific enough to change strategies related to asthma control.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The control intervention will be a 9-minute scripted discussion tailored to living a health lifestyle. Step 1: Review of BMI, current diet and exercise (3 minutes). Step 2: Diet/exercise counseling (3 minutes). Step 3: Plan for goal attainment (3 minutes).

Interventions

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BREATHE-Peds Intervention

BREATHE-Peds utilizes Primary Care Providers (PCPs) to deliver a 4-step script that was created by and tailored to Black adults' asthma and inhaled corticosteroid beliefs, as well as their Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) score, measured just prior to the medical visit. Step 1: Raise the subject (1½ minute). Step 2: Provide feedback (1½ minutes). Step 3: Enhance engagement (3 minutes). Step 4: Shared decision-making (3 minutes).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control Intervention

The control intervention will be a 9-minute scripted discussion tailored to living a health lifestyle. Step 1: Review of BMI, current diet and exercise (3 minutes). Step 2: Diet/exercise counseling (3 minutes). Step 3: Plan for goal attainment (3 minutes).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Dyad (caregiver/child) participants will

1. Early adolescents (10-14 years of age) or the caregiver of early adolescents (10-14 years of age)
2. Have or the caregiver of a child that has clinician-diagnosed persistent asthma (defined as being prescribed inhaled corticosteroids in the last 12 months)
3. Receive asthma care at a partner FQHC and
4. Child screens positive for uncontrolled asthma as measured by the Asthma Control Questionnaire- 6 items (ACQ-6) and child or caregiver has erroneous beliefs as measured by the Conventional and Alternative Management for Asthma (CAM-A) survey.

Inclusion Criterion (clinicians):

1\. Those who manage a panel of pediatric asthma patients at partner FQHC.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Non-English speaking
2. Serious mental health conditions that preclude completion of study procedures or confound analyses or participation in a listening session
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Columbia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Responsible Party

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Maureen George

Professor of Nursing, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Maureen George, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Columbia University

Jean-Marie Bruzzese, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Columbia University

Locations

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Urban Health Plan: Adolescent Health and Wellness

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Urban Health Plan: El Nuevo San Juan

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Urban Health Plan: Bella Vista

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND

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Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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1R21NR019668-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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AAAT8015-Trial & Post-Trial

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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