Enhanced Community-Based Asthma Monitoring Through Novel Technology

Enhanced Community-Based Asthma Monitoring Through Novel Technology

The goal of this pilot interventional study is to learn about the implementation of a home monitoring program (using remote study visits and lung function testing) in children with asthma.

The main questions to answer are:

1. Do participants find the program to be feasible, acceptable and accessible?
2. What factors are associated with completion of the program?
3. Does the program have an effect on asthma control and daytime sleepiness?

The primary objective of the proposed study is to pilot test implementation of a protocol for enhanced asthma monitoring using novel technology, including mobile spirometry and remote study visits, for rural and medically underserved children with persistent asthma in Delaware and to determine its feasibility, acceptability, and accessibility.

Additionally, the proposed study aims to explore patient and family demographic characteristics and social factors associated with successful completion of the program and to explore the preliminary effect of the enhanced asthma monitoring program on asthma control and sleepiness as a measure of daytime functioning.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Followed by a Primary Care Practice meeting HRSA rural or medically underserved designation status
• Diagnosis of persistent asthma: on at least 1 controller/ preventative medication for asthma
• Ability to follow directions and perform study measures, including in-office spirometry at initial visit
• Access to mobile device with internet connectivity to connect to telehealth visit and mobile spirometer application

Exclusion Criteria:

• Significant cardiopulmonary disease other than asthma (Examples: Cystic Fibrosis, complex congenital heart disease)
• Non-English Speaking