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NCT02086565 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Using IT to Improve Access, Communication and Asthma in African American and Hispanic/Latino Adults

A NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
301
Enrollment target

NCT02086565: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

NCT02086565 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Pennsylvania. The registered enrollment target is 301 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (79% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02086565, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
301 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Background: Asthma morbidity is high in inner-city minority adults, despite the existence of efficacious therapy. Tailored, patient-centered interventions are needed to improve access to care and patient-provider communication. Access and communication increasingly rely on information technology (IT) as new incentives arise to use the Electronic Health Record (EHR). The EHR patient portal (PP) gives patients web-based communication with providers and practices. How the poor and those with limited educational opportunities can take advantage of these is unclear. In contrast, the investigators have found that home visits (HVs) by community health workers (CHWs) can improve access to care for children and promote caretaker-clinician communication. The investigators also found many inner-city adults have internet access and are willing to learn to use the PP. Objective: to examine the benefits for adults of using the PP with and without HVs by CHWs who will encourage/facilitate PP use, understand patients' social context, and enhance communication with the medical team. The investigator hypothesize all patients will benefit from PPs, and that the addition of HVs will be particularly helpful for those with low literacy or language barriers. Specific Aims test if the 1-year interventions result in 1) better within-group asthma outcomes, 2) better outcomes in one group over the other, 3) more communication (use of PP) and access (appointments made and kept) which mediate the interventions' effects on asthma outcomes, and 4) effect modification by literacy level, primary language, and convenience of internet access. Methods: In a randomized controlled trial, 301 adults, predominantly African American and Hispanic/Latino, with uncontrolled asthma recruited from low income urban neighborhoods will be assured internet access and taught to use the PP, with and without HVs from a CHW. CHWs will 1) train patients to competency in PP use, 2) enhance care coordination, 3) transmi

Primary Outcome

This is a validated test with 6 items each with Likert score 0 to 6, reflecting symptoms over the past week. Lower score is a better outcome. We measured change in Asthma Control Questionnaire score from baseline to at least 12 months.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Portal training and home visits
  • BEHAVIORAL Portal training

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 301 participants
Start Date 2014-07-17
Est. Completion 2017-06-30
Phase NA
University of Pennsylvania

1,423 total trials

What the finished NCT02086565 record still lists

NCT02086565 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 301 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (79% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Portal training and home visits is the first listed.

NCT02086565 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02086565 about?

NCT02086565 is a clinical study titled "Using IT to Improve Access, Communication and Asthma in African American and Hispanic/Latino Adults". Background: Asthma morbidity is high in inner-city minority adults, despite the existence of efficacious therapy. Tailored, patient-centered interventions are needed to improve access to care and patient-provider communication. Access and communication increasingly rely on information technology (IT...

What is the current status of trial NCT02086565?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 301 participants. The study started on 2014-07-17. Estimated completion is 2017-06-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02086565?

The interventions under investigation include: Portal training and home visits (BEHAVIORAL), Portal training (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02086565?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pennsylvania, which has 1,423 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02086565's enrollment target sits among peer trials

301 330th of 2000 higher than 1,671 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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