Virtual Check-Ups after ER visits could help kids with asthma breathe easier
NCT ID NCT02752165
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a telemedicine program to help children with asthma get better follow-up care after an emergency room visit. The program included a video visit at school within a week of discharge, plus two more check-ins. Researchers measured how many symptom-free days children had over the next year. The goal was to see if this approach could reduce asthma attacks and improve use of preventive medications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telemedicine program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help children with asthma have more symptom-free days and reduce the need for emergency visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, so results are available but may not apply to all settings. The intervention relies on school-based telemedicine, which may not be feasible everywhere.
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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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384 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2016
- Finished
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Jul 2022
- 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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3 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: * Prior physician diagnosis of asthma * current emergency visit for an acute asthma exacerbation, requiring nebulized albuterol therapy * Persistent or poor control of asthma, defined by NHLBI guidelines Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to speak and understand either English or Spanish * No access to a phone for follow-up surveys * Participation in another asthma study at the time of enrollment, or a sibling participating in this or another study Other significant medical conditions that could interfere with assessment of asthma-related measures * children in foster care or other situations in which consent cannot be obtained from a legal guardian
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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