Video chats boost asthma med adherence in young patients

NCT ID NCT03978936

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether video-based medication coaching helps adolescents and young adults with uncontrolled asthma take their inhaled steroids more regularly. 375 participants received either standard care or telehealth sessions to improve medication use. The goal was to see if coaching leads to better daily adherence and fewer severe asthma attacks over 12 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) video telehealth coaching

What this could lead to

If it works, this approach could help young people with asthma better manage their condition and have fewer serious asthma attacks.

What could go wrong

This is a completed study, but the intervention is behavioral and results may vary by individual. It does not test a new drug or cure.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

asthma bronchial disorder lung disorder obstructive lung disease respiratory system disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Children's Mercy Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Mount Sinai National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute; Icahn School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • National Jewish Medical and Research Center

    Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States

  • Nemours Children's Specialty Care

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

  • New York University School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Pacific Northwest Airways - VA Puget Sound Healthcare System

    Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • Temple University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States

  • University of Arizona

    Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States

  • University of California at San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Chicago Hospitals

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Florida College of Medicine

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60608, United States

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66103, United States

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-5360, United States

  • Vermont Lung Center at The University of Vermont

    Colchester, Vermont, 05466, United States