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Humidity Asthma Interventions for Low Socioeconomic Status Children

ConditionPediatric Asthma
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 18
SponsorCase Western Reserve University

About this trial

The goal of this intervention study is to assess the effectiveness of low-cost humidity and mold reduction interventions in the home for reducing pediatric asthma. The study will have two groups, a treatment group that receives the healthy home interventions during the study and a second control group that will receive these after the study. We will compare pediatric asthma before and three months after the healthy home interventions are performed.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Documented diagnosis of asthma by one child (< 18 years of age) living within the home

Parent/guardian able to complete informed consent

Residence within the City of Cleveland or immediate suburbs (e.g., East Cleveland, Garfield Heights, Warrensville Heights, Parma, Brook Park, Brooklyn/Old Brooklyn)

Disqualifiers

> 18 years of age

Rental property with landlord unwilling or unable to give consent for remediation

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Healthy home intervention

    Other intervention

    Healthy home interventions including low cost humidity interventions.

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in pediatric asthma control

Pediatric asthma control is assessed using the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ), a six-item survey consisting of questions specific to asthma symptoms and bronchodilator usage. Questions are answered using a 7-point Likert scale and scored cumulatively with lower scores indicating greater asthma control. Lower scores at 3 months compared to baseline indicate overall improvement in asthma control post-intervention.

Time frame
Baseline and 3 months
2

Change in asthma-related quality of life

Asthma-related quality of life is assessed using the Pediatric Asthma Caregiver's Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ), a thirteen-item survey to assess problems that caregivers experience as a result of their child's asthma. Questions are answered using a 7-point Likert scale and scored cumulatively with higher scores indicating less impact on quality of life. Higher scores at 3 months compared to baseline indicate overall improvement in quality of life.

Time frame
Baseline and 3 months
3

Hospitalizations

Change in frequency of hospitalizations/emergency room utilization

Time frame
Baseline and 3 months
4

Missing work/school

Change in the number of self-reported missed work or school days

Time frame
Baseline and 3 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Case Western Reserve University

Lead sponsor

The Cleveland Clinic

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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