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Impact of a Curriculum Intervention on Asthma Knowledge in Adolescents of a Public School in Salvador-Bahia-Brazil

NCT02142179 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 181

Last updated 2016-07-07

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to estimate the impact of a curriculum intervention on asthma knowledge in adolescents of a public school in Salvador-Bahia-Brazil.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Knowledge about Asthma and Respiratory Education (KARE)

KARE - Knowledge about Asthma and Respiratory Education is an educational curriculum intervention organized with school staff to be applied to the intervention group. This intervention will consist of theoretical - practical weekly workshops with a targeted content for asthma and involves aspects related to anatomy and physiology of the respiratory tract, conceptualization of asthma, prevention, treatment, maintenance and retrieval; recognition and actions in periods of exacerbations and use the action plan. These workshops are suitable for the course plan of disciplines sciences, biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography, portuguese and mathematics. Those are characterized as a mandatory curriculum component and they should be developed for all students.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Federal University of Bahia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Adelmir Souza-Machado, PHD · Federal University of Bahia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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