School-Supervised asthma care could keep kids out of the ER
NCT ID NCT06388460
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether having school staff supervise children taking their asthma medication can improve symptoms and reduce hospital visits. About 350 children aged 5-14 with poorly controlled asthma will either receive school-supervised therapy plus an educational workbook, or just the workbook. The goal is to see if the school partnership helps kids stay on track with their medicine and breathe easier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- School-supervised asthma therapy (Asthma Link program) and an asthma educational workbook
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical way to help children with asthma take their medication regularly, leading to better symptom control and fewer emergency visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention trial, not a new drug. Success depends on school and family participation, and results may not apply to all settings or children.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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5 to 14 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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STUDY INCLUSION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Child Inclusion Criteria: * Meet the eligibility criteria for Asthma Link (as described below) * Enrolled in Asthma Link (if randomized to the Asthma Link Condition) * Able and willing to provide informed assent Child Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to provide informed assent * Developmental delay that would prevent study participation. Parent Inclusion Criteria: * Parent/guardian to patient * 18 years or older * Able to understand and communicate in English or Spanish * Able and willing to provide informed consent. Child eligibility for children enrolled in Asthma Link: * children aged 5-14 years (enrolled in grade K-8) * prescribed daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for asthma * Asthma Control Test (ACT) score ≤19 OR 1 or more of ANY of following in the past 1 year: course of oral steroids, hospitalization, Emergency Department visit, sick visit for asthma * parent/child report of poor ICS adherence on adherence checklist- i.e. child or parent says "Yes" when provider asks if they have difficulty remembering to take their medication or if they regularly take medication holidays or breaks * able and willing to assent * parental permission * English or Spanish speaking
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Conditions
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Locations
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University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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