Can telemedicine at school tame Kids' asthma?
NCT ID NCT03545906
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program called TEAM-UP that brings asthma specialist visits to children at school via telemedicine, combined with daily preventive medication given at school. 326 children aged 4-12 with moderate to severe asthma took part. The goal was to see if this approach increases symptom-free days compared to enhanced usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telemedicine specialist visits and directly observed therapy (DOT) of asthma medication at school
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide a practical way to improve asthma control and reduce symptoms in urban children with difficult-to-manage asthma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results may not apply to all children or settings. The intervention relies on school and provider cooperation, which may limit broader use.
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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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326 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2018
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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. Physician-diagnosed asthma (based on parent report with validation from the child's physician). 2. Age \>=4 and =\<12 years. 3. Residence in the City of Rochester and surrounding suburbs, with a. primary residence within the following zip codes: 14445, 14604, 14605, 14606, 14607, 14608, 14609, 14610, 14611, 14612, 14613, 14614, 14615, 14616, 14617, 14618, 14619, 14620, 14621, 14622, 14623, 14624, 14625, 14626. 4. Moderate-severe persistent severity (requiring Step 3 or higher care) or difficult to control asthma despite therapy (based on age-specific NHLBI guidelines). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to speak and understand English or Spanish. (\*Parents unable to read will be eligible, and all instruments will be given verbally.) 2. Current participation in an asthma study. 3. Planning to leave the Rochester city school district area in fewer than 6 months. 4. Having received asthma specialist care in the prior 3 months. 5. Having other significant medical conditions, including congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, or other chronic lung disease, that could interfere with the assessment of asthma-related measures. 6. In foster care or other situations in which consent cannot be obtained from a guardian.
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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 Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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