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Asthma and Technology in Emerging African American Adults

Asthma and Technology in Emerging African American Adults (The ATHENA Project).

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

The ATHENA Project tests a mobile health program to help African American adults ages 18–30 manage asthma that is not well controlled. Participants are assigned by chance to one or more parts: a mobile web program, video visits with an asthma nurse, text messages, or tracking physical activity.

The purpose of the ATHENA Project is to test a mobile health intervention to help African American young adults better manage their asthma. The program has four components: 1) a web-based, mobile asthma program delivered to participants' mobile device, 2) meetings with an asthma nurse via video conference, 3) text messaging, and 4) physical activity tracking. Participants will be randomly assigned to one or more of these components to better meet the needs of young adults with asthma.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Are African American and 18–30 years old.
  • Have asthma that is not well controlled, with an Asthma Control Test (ACT) score below 19.
  • Own or can use a cell phone throughout the study.
  • Have a primary care doctor.

Who can't join

  • Have a serious heart or lung disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a long-term lung disease that makes breathing hard.
  • Have smoked more than 20 pack-years—for example, one pack a day for more than 20 years.
  • Have a developmental delay or mental illness that makes it impossible to take part in the program.
  • Are pregnant.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * African American, 18-30 years of age, uncontrolled asthma (defined by a score of less than 19 on the ACT), own or have access to a cell phone for the duration of the study, have a primary care physician (PCP) Exclusion Criteria: * Significant cardiopulmonary disease (including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), a greater than 20 pack per year smoking history, developmental delay or mental illness such that participation in the program would not be possible, pregnancy

Study sites (3)

FL

MI