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PEF Feedback for Asthma (CAPS Trial)

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Led By Jonathan Feldman, PhD
Research Sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from pre-intervention to 12-month-follow-up (15 months)
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CAPS Trial Summary

This trial will test whether giving feedback to adolescents with asthma about their peak expiratory flow (PEF) can help them better manage their asthma and improve their health outcomes.

Eligible Conditions
  • Asthma
  • Childhood Asthma

CAPS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from pre-intervention to 12-month-follow-up (15 months)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from pre-intervention to 12-month-follow-up (15 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
Asthma Symptom Perception with Asthma Monitor (AM2) as percentage of guesses in the Under-Perception zone
Secondary outcome measures
Asthma Control Test (C-ACT)
Asthma Illness Representation Scale (AIRS)
Asthma Management Self-Efficacy (ASE) scale: Parent and child versions
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CAPS Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: PEF FeedbackExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This group will have 9 visits across 15 months.
Group II: Control FeedbackActive Control1 Intervention
This group will have 9 visits across 15 months.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
PEF Feedback
2019
N/A
~430

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Albert Einstein College of MedicineLead Sponsor
287 Previous Clinical Trials
11,856,745 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Asthma
703 Patients Enrolled for Asthma
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)NIH
3,836 Previous Clinical Trials
47,850,494 Total Patients Enrolled
276 Trials studying Asthma
112,188 Patients Enrolled for Asthma
Jonathan Feldman, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
1 Previous Clinical Trials
53 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Asthma
53 Patients Enrolled for Asthma

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~41 spots leftby Apr 2025