Can learning to cope help kids breathe easier?
NCT ID NCT05118282
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a program that teaches coping skills and asthma management to Latino children with asthma and their families. The goal was to see if reducing stress could improve asthma control and quality of life. 282 children aged 8-14 took part, comparing the combined program to standard asthma education alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- coping skills program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical, non-drug way to help children with asthma control their symptoms better by reducing stress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results may show only modest improvements. The program may not work for all children or in different settings.
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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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282 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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8 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: * Inclusion criteria are that (a) the child has a diagnosis of asthma as reported by the child's medical provider and confirmed by the parent; (b) the child is a current patient at a participating clinic; (c) the child is 8 to 14 years old; (d) the child is Latino/a; and (e) the child and parent speak English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria are that the presence of a disability interferes with the child's participation in the intervention beyond accommodations feasible in primary care.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, 78712, United States
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