Asthma, Psychosocial Stress
Conditions
Keywords
adolescents
Brief summary
The study will utilize a stress management program delivered over 10 sessions that is hypothesized to result in decreased stress levels and improved coping strategies in an inner city adolescent asthma population. Participants will include adolescents ages 10-15 years with physician diagnosed asthma. The outcome measures will be obtained via psychosocial questionnaires and spirometry.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALStress management program
10 session intervention utilizing a cognitive behavorial program with a goal of stress reduction
OTHERPeer viewed movies
PG rated movies to be viewed over 10 sessions in peer setting
Sponsors
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Ages 8-15 years of age * Physician diagnosed asthma based on NHBLI guidelines * English speaking * Child assent/parental consent
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal of child assent/parental consent * Non-English speaking * History of psychiatric illness, autoimmune disease, HIV/AIDs, smoking history.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scope of change in perceived stress from enrollment to completion of study using the Perceived stress scale | 5 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes within scope of change from enrollment to completion of study in coping as assessed by Kidcope | 5 weeks |
| Secondary outcomes within scope of change from enrollment to completion of study in anxiety as measured by State Trait Inventory | 5 weeks |
| Secondary outcomes within scope of change from enrollment to completion of study in quality of life as assessed by PAQLQ | 5 weeks |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactLisa Moreno, MD
Outcome results
None listed