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vDOT Intervention Group for Childhood Asthma

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Research Sponsored by Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3 months
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether video directly observed therapy can help people with asthma improve their inhaler technique and have fewer asthma attacks.

Eligible Conditions
  • Childhood Asthma

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Healthcare utilization
Inhaler technique
Medication Adherence
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: vDOT Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The VDot group will submit videos via app to Emocha to have their inhaler technique graded to assess their inhaler technique.
Group II: Standard Asthma Care GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in the standard asthma care group will receive standard of care asthma education conducted by a respiratory therapist in the specialty clinics at Arkansas Children's Hospital at the baseline visit. Education will include standard of care instruction on the participant's prescribed asthma medications, how to use an asthma action plan, as well as training and demonstration of proper inhaler technique. They will not have any additional study activities until the 3-month visit. They will be instructed to take their medications as prescribed.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research InstituteLead Sponsor
135 Previous Clinical Trials
5,029,345 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who is eligible to participate in this research?

"In order to qualify for this trial, applicants must have been diagnosed with asthma in childhood and be between 6-11 years of age. The aim is to recruit 20 patients total."

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Does this investigation permit individuals aged 55 and over to participate?

"This particular study is limited to individuals aged 6-11, while there are 122 trials that cater to minors and 200 specifically for seniors."

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How many persons are being enrolled in this experiment?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov database, this research endeavour is presently engaging in recruitment activity. It was initially posted on November 3rd 2021 and has been recently updated on December 14th 2021. This needs 20 participants from a single site for it to be successful."

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Is enrollment into this experiment currently available for individuals?

"In accordance with clinicaltrials.gov, this investigation is actively recruiting participants; it was first advertised on November 3rd 2021 and its details were most recently updated on December 14th 2021."

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~6 spots leftby Apr 2025