Can a smartphone app tame asthma in young black adults?
NCT ID NCT05445583
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
The ATHENA Project is testing a mobile health program designed to help African American young adults (ages 18-30) better control their asthma. Participants use a web-based app, have video chats with an asthma nurse, receive text messages, and track physical activity. The study aims to see if these tools improve asthma symptoms and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Motivational Enhancement System (MES) and Supportive Accountability (SA) – a behavioral eHealth app with nurse video calls, text messaging, and activity tracking
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable way for young African American adults to gain better control over their asthma symptoms and reduce flare-ups.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small behavioral trial (180 people) with no blinding, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on self-report and engagement, which can vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 30 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * African American, 18-30 years of age, uncontrolled asthma (defined by a score of less than 19 on the ACT), own or have access to a cell phone for the duration of the study, have a primary care physician (PCP) Exclusion Criteria: * Significant cardiopulmonary disease (including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), a greater than 20 pack per year smoking history, developmental delay or mental illness such that participation in the program would not be possible, pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Florida State University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTallahassee, Florida, 32306, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States
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Wayne State University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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