The Community United to Challenge Asthma

A Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Asthma Management in Latino Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01061424

Acronym

Project CURA

Enrollment

Registered

2010-02-03

Start date

2009-10-31

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2012-08-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Asthma

Keywords

pediatric asthma

Brief summary

This study compares an asthma self-management intervention, delivered to the family and tailored to their needs and cultural beliefs, to standard asthma education in high-risk Puerto Rican children in elementary school. The primary outcomes are asthma medication adherence and trigger reduction.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALcommunity health worker

community health worker provides home visits for education

BEHAVIORALmailed information

information on asthma is mailed to the home on the same schedule as the other arm

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Puerto Rican * In elementary school * Diagnosed with asthma

Exclusion criteria

* Not in school * Mild intermittent asthma * Well controlled asthma

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
medication adherence	1 year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
trigger reduction	1 year

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026