Design and baseline characteristics of a low-income urban cohort of children with asthma: The Asthma Action at Erie Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the methodology of a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of integrated asthma community health workers (CHW) and a certified asthma educator (AE-C) to improve asthma outcomes in low-income minority children in Chicago.

Methods

Child/caregiver dyads were randomized to CHW home visits or education in the clinic from an AE-C. Intervention was delivered in the first year after enrollment. Data collection occured at baseline, 6-, 12-, 18, and 24-months. The co-primary outcomes included asthma control using the Asthma Control Test/childhood Asthma Control Test (ACT/cACT) and activity limitation over the past 14 days.

Results

A total of 223 participants ages 5-16 years were randomized. The majority of children were in the 5-11 year old ra

SUBMITTER: Mosnaim GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6541387 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature