Asthma
Conditions
Keywords
asthma
Brief summary
This project seeks to develop and pilot test the pediatric ASTHMA-Educator mobile application.
Detailed description
This project seeks to develop and pilot test the pediatric ASTHMA-Educator mobile application. The study is being conducted at Montefiore Medical Center among pediatric (7-17 years old) patients with persistent asthma. We are collecting process and clinical outcomes in a longitudinal study design.
Interventions
OTHERPediatric ASTHMA-Educator mobile application
This intervention represents a mobile application (accessible by iOS and Android devices) that provides asthma education through games and videos.
Sponsors
Montefiore Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
There is one group (intervention arm only) in this proof of concept study.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
English-speaking individuals between 7-17 years with: * Persistent asthma (diagnosis made by a healthcare provider) on a daily controller medication * Able to give informed consent * Smartphone (iOS or Android) access
Exclusion criteria
* Use of oral corticosteroids in the 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit * Pregnancy * Severe psychiatric or cognitive problems that would prohibit an individual from understanding and completing the protocol * Patients that previously received the ASTHMA-Educator application
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline asthma control to 2, 4, and 6 months | Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months | Asthma symptom burden as measured by the Asthma Control Test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline asthma knowledge to 2 months, 4 months, 6 months | Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months | Asthma knowledge as measured by the Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire |
| Asthma quality of life as measured by the Pediatric Asthma Impact Scale | Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months | Patient's asthma quality of life measured by the Pediatric Asthma Impact Scale |
| Self-reported medication adherence | Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months | Patients' self-reported medication adherence measured by the Medication Adherence Rating Scale |
| Patient satisfaction measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 | Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months | Patient satisfaction measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 |
| Asthma hospitalizations | Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months | Asthma hospitalizations |
| Asthma-related steroid courses | Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months | Asthma-related steroid courses |
| Asthma emergency department visits | Baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months | Asthma emergency department visits |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed