ASTHMA IN CHILDREN

This study tested a program to help children avoid repeat asthma attacks after an emergency room visit. Kids who were treated in the ER for an asthma attack were given their daily controller medicine right at discharge. The program then arranged for school staff to supervise the …

This study tested whether providing asthma care virtually—through phone calls, video conferences, and online training—helps children manage their asthma better than standard clinic visits. 97 children with asthma participated. Researchers compared symptom tracking and quality of …

This study tested whether providing asthma education through social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram could help children manage their condition better. Researchers enrolled 200 children recently hospitalized for asthma and their caregivers, all of whom used social medi…

This study aimed to understand how different groups of asthma symptoms in children respond to a steroid injection. Researchers followed 68 children and teenagers with asthma that frequently gets worse for nearly a year. They tracked clusters of symptoms—like breathing problems, m…

This study tested a school-based program to improve asthma control for urban children aged 4-12 with moderate-to-severe asthma. It combined daily medication given at school with specialist doctor visits conducted via video call (telemedicine) right at the school. The goal was to …

This study tested a new program called BREATHE-Peds, designed to help children with asthma and their caregivers work together with their doctor to make decisions about treatment. It involved 67 families from urban community health centers, focusing on kids aged 10-14 with uncontr…

This study tested a school-based program designed to help children with asthma be more physically active. Researchers wanted to see if reducing common barriers to activity in schools could lead to fewer asthma symptoms and better overall health. The program was tested in over 60 …

This study aimed to see if two simpler tests—measuring a gas in a person's breath (FeNO) and counting a type of white blood cell (eosinophils)—could accurately diagnose asthma. It involved 123 people aged 12 and older whose doctors suspected they had asthma but whose initial brea…

This study looked for a connection between a mother's vitamin D level in early pregnancy and her child's lung health years later. Researchers tested the lung function of 142 children aged 5-6 and compared it to their mothers' vitamin D measurements from pregnancy. The goal was to…

This study aimed to understand how teenagers with asthma actually use their daily controller and emergency rescue medications in real life. Researchers tracked 80 teens for a full year using electronic monitors on their inhalers. The goal was to identify patterns of medication us…