New community program aims to tame childhood asthma
NCT ID NCT06507943
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a community-academic partnership to help children with asthma in New Haven. It offers home visits from trained community health workers (Promotoras) and an online tool for doctors to guide asthma care. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and can improve asthma control and quality of life for 50 children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Promotora home visits and an online asthma decision-support pathway
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could improve asthma control and reduce emergency visits for children in underserved communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (50 participants) focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. Results may not apply to other regions or populations.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 11 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: Children with a diagnosis of asthma with at least one of the following: * Oral steroid prescription in past 12m * ED visit for asthma in past 12m * Hospital admission for asthma in past 12m * Asthma control test (ACT) score at visit ≤19 * Concern for asthmogenic exposure in the home (such as mold, pests, smoking, or pollution) * At least one missed follow-up appointment for asthma * At least one asthma exacerbation in the prior year * Interested in asthma education (such as education in how to prevent asthma or how to administer medications) * Concern for medication non-adherence Exclusion Criteria: * Living outside of New Haven Zip Code
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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