NCT04896502

Effectiveness of Telemedicine Home Assessments for Identification and Reduction of Asthma Triggers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Arkansas · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study is about comparing asthma home assessments/interventions by telemedicine compared to providing education alone. Interactive Video (IAV) defines telemedicine. It allows two-way communication in real-time with both audio and visual communication between the subject and someone from the study team. It is similar to using Face Time on a mobile device. Asthma home assessments/interventions are used to identify things in a home that can make asthma symptoms worse, called triggers. Reducing these triggers in the home can improve asthma.

Detailed description

In this study, supplies will be given to some participants to help reduce or remove triggers from the home. One example is dust mites. These are microscopic bugs that are found in every home, cannot be seen by the naked eye, and make asthma symptoms worse. Part of the study includes collecting two dust samples from home to check dust mite levels at the beginning of the study and at the end. This study may help elucidate whether telemedicine home assessments work better than education alone at lowering dust mite levels and improving a child's asthma symptoms.

Conditions

• Asthma in Children

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Standard of Care Education	Education regarding recognition and removal of in-home asthma triggers
OTHER	Interactive Video (IAV) Telemedicine	Interactive video assessment of asthma triggers in the home.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-26
• Primary completion: 2022-08-08
• Completion: 2022-09-01
• First posted: 2021-05-21
• Last updated: 2024-10-17
• Results posted: 2024-09-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States