NCT04060823

Implementing a Healthcare Provider Education Intervention in Rural Communities to Reduce Asthma Morbidity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 512 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to pilot test the implementation of healthcare provider education interventions to improve asthma outcomes in rural youth residing in Bradford County, Florida. The investigators propose to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the Easy Breathing program a rural, medically underserved county and evaluate changes in healthcare provider practices and asthma-related outcomes of rural youth diagnosed with asthma.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Easy Breathing program	Easy Breathing is a longstanding, nationally recognized program that translates asthma management guidelines into a standardized and usable format for healthcare providers. As part of the program primary healthcare providers will identify children at-risk for adverse asthma outcomes and provide care coordination services. Patients receive a tailored, comprehensive Asthma Treatment Plan with information regarding daily medication use and management of acute symptoms based on asthma severity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-08-12
• Primary completion: 2021-12-31
• Completion: 2021-12-31
• First posted: 2019-08-19
• Last updated: 2023-05-10

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: United States