Asthma
Conditions
Keywords
asthma, smoking, teens
Brief summary
This is a research study that compares the effectiveness of a web-based program (known as Puff City) and another web-based program (of internet sites such as the American Lung Association, American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, etc) that targets five key asthma management issues among rural youth: 1. Improving adherence to asthma controller medication use; 2. Improving compliance of carrying a rescue inhaler at all times for use at the first sign of asthma symptoms; 3. Improving inhaler technique; 4. Smoking reduction or cessation in those who are smokers; and 5. Avoidance of second-hand smoke exposure.
Detailed description
A randomized control trial across three southeastern rural high schools comparing a web-based tailored intervention (known as Puff City) to web-based traditional control education sites.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPuff City GA
Puff City GA focuses on three areas of health behavior: 1) adherence to controller medications; 2) immediate availability of rescue medication; 3)smoking cessation/reduction.
BEHAVIORALGeneral Asthma Education
Students will be directed to generic public websites on asthma and smoking that contain helpful information on general asthma management.
Sponsors
Henry Ford Health System
University of Michigan
Augusta University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 21 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* AA ethnicity * in 9th - 11th grade of selected rural schools * have an asthma diagnosis and/or asthma-like symptoms by screening eligible on the Lung Health Survey * have access to a telephone or mobile phone * being the parent of a student meeting the above criteria with whom the student resides the majority of the time.
Exclusion criteria
* Not meeting the above criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Days of asthma symptoms; personal cigarette smoking and cessation; and days of school missed because of asthma, measured by self report | baseline, end of treatment, 6 months, 12 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in exhaled nitric oxide and active and passive smoke exposure, measured by salivary cotinine. | baseline, end of treatment, 6 months, 12 months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed