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Asthma Link Effectiveness Trial

Asthma Link: A Partnership Between Pediatric Practices, Schools, and Families to Improve Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes in Children With Poorly Controlled Asthma

Who can join

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

Age
5 Years to 14 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

This study tests whether Asthma Link, a program where schools supervise asthma medicine use, improves children's asthma symptoms more than an asthma workbook. It is for children ages 5–14 whose asthma is not well controlled.

The goal of this cluster Randomized Control Trial is to determine the effectiveness of Asthma Link, a school supervised asthma therapy program, compared with an educational asthma workbook, in improving asthma symptoms for children with poorly controlled asthma aged 5-14.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Child is age 5–14 and in kindergarten through 8th grade.
  • Child is prescribed a daily inhaled corticosteroid, a medicine that reduces swelling in the airways.
  • Child has an Asthma Control Test score of 19 or lower, or had at least one course of steroid pills, hospital stay, emergency room visit, or sick visit for asthma in the past year.
  • Child or parent reports trouble remembering the daily inhaled medicine or taking regular breaks from it.
  • Child speaks English or Spanish and is able and willing to agree to join the study.
  • Child has parent permission and must enroll in Asthma Link if assigned to that group.
  • Parent or guardian is at least 18 years old and can understand and communicate in English or Spanish.
  • Parent or guardian is able and willing to give informed consent, meaning permission after learning about the study.

Who can't join

  • Child cannot or does not want to agree to join the study.
  • Child has a delay in development that would prevent taking part in the study.

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

Official eligibility criteria

STUDY INCLUSION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Child Inclusion Criteria: * Meet the eligibility criteria for Asthma Link (as described below) * Enrolled in Asthma Link (if randomized to the Asthma Link Condition) * Able and willing to provide informed assent Child Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to provide informed assent * Developmental delay that would prevent study participation. Parent Inclusion Criteria: * Parent/guardian to patient * 18 years or older * Able to understand and communicate in English or Spanish * Able and willing to provide informed consent. Child eligibility for children enrolled in Asthma Link: * children aged 5-14 years (enrolled in grade K-8) * prescribed daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for asthma * Asthma Control Test (ACT) score ≤19 OR 1 or more of ANY of following in the past 1 year: course of oral steroids, hospitalization, Emergency Department visit, sick visit for asthma * parent/child report of poor ICS adherence on adherence checklist- i.e. child or parent says "Yes" when provider asks if they have difficulty remembering to take their medication or if they regularly take medication holidays or breaks * able and willing to assent * parental permission * English or Spanish speaking

Study sites (1)

MA