School-supervised use of a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid regimen: A cluster randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School-supervised use of a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid regimen (supervised therapy) can improve medication adherence and asthma control.

Objective

We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of supervised therapy in a unique setting and population.

Methods

We conducted a cluster randomized trial of supervised therapy in 20 elementary schools with a disproportionate enrollment of low-income Latino students. Schools were purposively selected, matched, and randomized to receive 9 months of supervised therapy with mometasone furoate or usual care. All English- or Spanish-speaking students with self-reported asthma were eligible. The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) was interviewer administered quarterly at school. Students in supervised therapy schools were

SUBMITTER: Gerald JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6628704 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature