Adapting and Expanding the Asthma-Educator App
Purpose
This project seeks to test and refine an adapted/expanded version of a previously created ASTHMAXcel app.
Condition
- Asthma
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 15 Years and 21 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- English-speaking individuals between 15-21 - Persistent asthma (diagnosis made by a healthcare provider) - On a daily controller medication - Able to give informed consent - Smartphone (iOS or Android) access
Exclusion Criteria
- Use of oral corticosteroids in the 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit - Pregnancy - Severe psychiatric or cognitive problems that would prohibit an individual from understanding and completing the protocol - Patients that previously received the ASTHMA-Educator application
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- Study will eventually compare health outcomes between a group given the ASTHMAXcel intervention and a group given Usual Care
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
|---|---|---|
|
Experimental Intervention Arm |
This group will download the ASTHMAXcel application and use it for the duration of the study |
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|
No Intervention Usual Care Arm |
This group will just receive normal provider care |
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More Details
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Study Contact
Detailed Description
The study will test the adapted app on participants ages 15-21 (recruited from outpatient primary and specialty care sites at Montefiore) with asthma, for a period of 4 and a half months, and will conduct formative and summative evaluation of the application's functionality and usability. The investigators will also be collecting process and clinical outcomes.