Promoting Asthma Guidelines and Management Through Technology-Based Intervention and Care Coordination

Purpose

The overall goal of this research study is to test the effectiveness of a multifaceted and multi-level prompting intervention in a real world urban primary care office setting on improving provider-delivered guideline-based asthma care and reducing asthma morbidity among urban children with persistent or uncontrolled asthma.

Condition

  • Asthma Childhood

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 2 Years and 12 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

The criteria listed below will apply to ~5,000 children from eMPI and eUC practices: - Physician-diagnosed asthma (based on EHR) - Persistent or uncontrolled asthma as per clinic assessment. Based on NHLBI guidelines, any one of the following: in past month, > 2 days/week with asthma symptoms, >2 days/week with rescue medication use, >2 days/month with nighttime symptoms, or > 2 episodes in the past year that required systemic corticosteroids - Age 2 and 12 years, inclusive Additional inclusion criteria will apply to a subset of 512 of children whose caregivers will be interviewed to obtain caregiver-reported morbidity outcomes: - Caregiver is able to speak and understand either English or Spanish. Participants unable to read will be eligible as all surveys will be administered verbally by research personnel - Consent from the primary caregiver, caregiver permission for the child to participate as well as assent from the child (>7 years). If there are eligible siblings, only one child will be randomly selected

Exclusion Criteria

  • The child has other significant medical conditions, such as congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, or other chronic lung disease, that could interfere with the assessment of asthma-related measures Additional exclusion criteria will apply to a subset of 512 children/caregivers as described above: - No access to a telephone to conduct follow-up surveys - Children in foster care or other situations in which consent cannot be obtained from a guardian

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Cluster randomized design
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None (Open Label)
Masking Description
Follow up assessments will be collected by blinded interviewers

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Enhanced Multifaceted Prompting Intervention (eMPI) 		The enhanced MPI program (eMPI) consists of innovative multi-level and team-based strategies to enable providers to effectively and efficiently adopt asthma care guidelines. eMPI uses guideline-based prompts at the time of an office visit to support providers' decision-making, increasing the likelihood that they will recommend corrective actions (i.e., preventive medication prescription) to improve asthma management.
  • Behavioral: eMPI
    The core elements of the multilevel strategy for implementation include: Direct Support for Providers' Delivery of Guideline-Based Care in Practice; Enhancements to Increase the Feasibility and Sustainability of eMPI; Involving Clinic Staff in Promoting and Supporting Use of Guidelines; Building Accountability and Commitment to Guideline-Based Care; Promoting Providers' Understanding, Acceptance, and Use of Guidelines
No Intervention
Enhanced Usual Care (eUC) Practices 		Participants will receive a review packet of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) guidelines and educational resources for families. Children will be assessed for asthma severity and level of control at each visit as part of best-practice care, but active intervention components will not be provided.

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
Montefiore Medical Center

Study Contact

Detailed Description

Investigators will conduct a cluster randomized trial comparing the intervention to enhanced usual care (eUC) in 20 Bronx practices serving over 5,000 children ages 2-12 years with persistent or uncontrolled asthma. Eleven eUC practices will receive guideline information and assess children's asthma severity and control, but active intervention components will not be provided. Practices will join the study in 4 waves over 4 years (4-6 practices per year). Provider adoption of guidelines and utilization of care in all patients (~5,000) ages 2-12 years with persistent or uncontrolled asthma from intervention and eUC practices will be evaluated using Electronic Health Records (EHR) data and practice-based screening for asthma severity and control. Investigators will also enroll a random subset of 512 caregivers of children with persistent/uncontrolled asthma from both study arms to systematically evaluate caregiver-reported child morbidity outcomes and obtain measures not available in EHR. Intervention consists of academic detailing in the EHR that follow national asthma guidelines and outreach worker care coordination for patients with persistent or uncontrolled asthma. Comment: While caregivers reported on child outcomes, caregivers were not subjects of the study. See "Pre-Assignment Details" section within the Participant Flow module for more details.