Helping Mom's mood may help Kid's asthma
NCT ID NCT02809677
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 205 pairs of caregivers with major depression and their children (ages 7-17) with asthma. Caregivers could choose to take standard antidepressant medication or not. Researchers tracked changes in the caregiver's depression and the child's asthma control over one year to see if improvement in one led to improvement in the other.
What this could mean
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Active substance
antidepressant medication (standard care for major depressive disorder)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that treating a caregiver's depression helps control their child's asthma, pointing to a new way to manage childhood asthma.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may be less reliable. It also does not test a new treatment, only the effect of existing depression care.
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Conditions
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Locations
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Psychoneuroendocrine Research Program
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States