ER-to-Specialist telehealth boost could cut asthma attacks
NCT ID NCT07396987
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether arranging a telehealth appointment with an asthma specialist before patients leave the emergency room increases follow-up care. Forty adults who come to the ER for an asthma attack will either get a scheduled telehealth visit or usual care. The goal is to see if this simple step improves asthma control and reduces repeat ER visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telehealth referral
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help more asthma patients get specialist care after an ER visit, potentially reducing future attacks and hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention focuses on scheduling, not a new treatment, so the impact on asthma control may be limited.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 years and older
- 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: * Age ≥18 years * Asthma diagnosis ≥1 year * Seen in ER for asthma exacerbation * Persistent asthma on controller therapy * ≥1 asthma exacerbation in prior year Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have seen an asthma specialist (allergist or pulmonologist) for asthma in the past 1 year * Diagnosis of other pulmonary diseases (e.g., COPD, interstitial lung disease, etc.) We will allow for current smokers, vapers and cannabis users as long as they meet one of the COPD-allowable pathways below. COPD-allowable pathways: If none of the below are satisfied, then exclude for COPD. Documentation: PFTs must be within 36 months of enrollment date; smoking history must be calculated and entered in this form based on patient input. Pack- year history will be collected for characterization/analysis but will not determineeligibility. We will allow for COPD as long as they are: * never smokers/vapers/cannabis users; * former or current smokers/vapers/cannabis users with normal PFTs with FEV1/FVC \>=70% documented in a medical record within 36 months of the enrollment date * former or current smoker/vapers/cannabis users with obstruction noted on PFTs (i.e., FEV1/FVC \<70%) but who demonstrates BOTH acute bronchodilator reversibility (i.e., \>10% increase in either FEV1%predicted or FVC% predicted) AND have a normal diffusing capacity (DLCO)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tampa General Hospital Emergency Room
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33606, United States
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