Trial Outcomes & Findings for ED-Initiated School-based Asthma Medication Supervision (NCT NCT03952286)

NCT ID: NCT03952286

Last Updated: 2025-11-19

Results Overview

90-day Emergency Department (ED) Recidivism as measured by the number of participants that return to the ED for asthma exacerbation within 90 days of discharge

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

13 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

90 days

Results posted on

2025-11-19

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
ED-Dispensing With Home and School Supervision
ED-Dispensing home and school supervision: 1. Oral prednisolone based on body weight to achieve a daily dose of 2mg/kg/day not to exceed 40 mg per day for 5 days or its equivalent (provided in the emergency department), 2. 360 ug of budesonide inhalation powder once-daily for at-home use, and 3. albuterol sulfate as needed for relief of acute respiratory symptoms.
ED-Dispensing With Home Supervision
ED-Dispensing home supervision: 1. Oral prednisolone based on body weight to achieve a daily dose of 2mg/kg/day not to exceed 40 mg per day for 5 days or its equivalent (provided in the emergency department), 2. 360 ug of budesonide inhalation powder once-daily for at-home use, and 3. albuterol sulfate as needed for relief of acute respiratory symptoms.
Overall Study
STARTED
6
7
Overall Study
COMPLETED
6
7
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

ED-Initiated School-based Asthma Medication Supervision

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
ED-Dispensing With Home and School Supervision
n=6 Participants
ED-Dispensing home and school supervision: 1. Oral prednisolone based on body weight to achieve a daily dose of 2mg/kg/day not to exceed 40 mg per day for 5 days or its equivalent (provided in the emergency department), 2. 360 ug of budesonide inhalation powder once-daily for at-home use, and 3. albuterol sulfate as needed for relief of acute respiratory symptoms.
ED-Dispensing With Home Supervision
n=7 Participants
ED-Dispensing home supervision: 1. Oral prednisolone based on body weight to achieve a daily dose of 2mg/kg/day not to exceed 40 mg per day for 5 days or its equivalent (provided in the emergency department), 2. 360 ug of budesonide inhalation powder once-daily for at-home use, and 3. albuterol sulfate as needed for relief of acute respiratory symptoms.
Total
n=13 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
7.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.89 • n=39 Participants
8.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.86 • n=29 Participants
7.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.57 • n=60 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
3 Participants
n=39 Participants
3 Participants
n=29 Participants
6 Participants
n=60 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
3 Participants
n=39 Participants
4 Participants
n=29 Participants
7 Participants
n=60 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
n=39 Participants
1 Participants
n=29 Participants
2 Participants
n=60 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
5 Participants
n=39 Participants
5 Participants
n=29 Participants
10 Participants
n=60 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
1 Participants
n=29 Participants
1 Participants
n=60 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=29 Participants
0 Participants
n=60 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=29 Participants
0 Participants
n=60 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=29 Participants
0 Participants
n=60 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
5 Participants
n=39 Participants
4 Participants
n=29 Participants
9 Participants
n=60 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1 Participants
n=39 Participants
1 Participants
n=29 Participants
2 Participants
n=60 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
1 Participants
n=29 Participants
1 Participants
n=60 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
1 Participants
n=29 Participants
1 Participants
n=60 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 90 days

90-day Emergency Department (ED) Recidivism as measured by the number of participants that return to the ED for asthma exacerbation within 90 days of discharge

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ED-Dispensing With Home and School Supervision
n=6 Participants
ED-Dispensing home and school supervision: 1. Oral prednisolone based on body weight to achieve a daily dose of 2mg/kg/day not to exceed 40 mg per day for 5 days or its equivalent (provided in the emergency department), 2. 360 ug of budesonide inhalation powder once-daily for at-home use, and 3. albuterol sulfate as needed for relief of acute respiratory symptoms.
ED-Dispensing With Home Supervision
n=7 Participants
ED-Dispensing home supervision: 1. Oral prednisolone based on body weight to achieve a daily dose of 2mg/kg/day not to exceed 40 mg per day for 5 days or its equivalent (provided in the emergency department), 2. 360 ug of budesonide inhalation powder once-daily for at-home use, and 3. albuterol sulfate as needed for relief of acute respiratory symptoms.
90-day Emergency Department (ED) Recidivism
1 Participants
2 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 90 days

Population: Cost-effectiveness analysis cannot be completed because an estimate of ED days averted was not collected due to low enrollment. Therefore, the cost-effectiveness outcome, which is dollars per averted ED visit, could not be calculated.

Cost-effectiveness as estimated by the dollars per averted ED visit

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

ED-Dispensing With Home and School Supervision

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

ED-Dispensing With Home Supervision

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Ashley A. Lowe

University of Arizona Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center

Phone: 5206268814

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place