Asthma navigator program aims to keep kids home and healthy
NCT ID NCT05991115
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a trained asthma navigator can help children aged 4-12 avoid repeat hospital visits after an asthma attack. Families in the Washington, DC area will be randomly assigned to receive either standard care or extra support from a navigator for 12 months. The main goal is to see if the navigator reduces asthma-related hospital readmissions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- asthma navigator support
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that personalized support after a hospital stay helps children with asthma stay healthier and avoid future emergencies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study (340 participants) and results may not apply to all families. The intervention is behavioral, so its success depends on family engagement and may not work for everyone.
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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 340 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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4 to 12 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: 1. speak English or Spanish 2. are at least 18 years old 3. live in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia (DMV) 4. have a child aged 4-12 years who is hospitalized due to asthma exacerbation. Exclusion Criteria: 1. . Children ages 4-12 years with chronic medical condition (other than asthma) including but not limited to diabetes, sickle cell disease, heart disease, lung disease or neurological disorder 2. . Children ages 4-12 years involved in interventions with behavioral component and/or novel asthma therapeutics will be excluded given overlap with the current intervention 3. . Children ages 4-12 years in foster care 4. . Families not residing in the DMV 5. . Caregivers who do not speak English or Spanish
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's National Hospital
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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