Asthma and Technology in Emerging African American Adults (The ATHENA Project).

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (3) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The purpose of the ATHENA Project is to test a mobile health intervention to help African American young adults better manage their asthma. The program has four components: 1) a web-based, mobile asthma program delivered to participants' mobile device, 2) meetings with an asthma nurse via video conference, 3) text messaging, and 4) physical activity tracking. Participants will be randomly assigned to one or more of these components to better meet the needs of young adults with asthma.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 30
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• African American, 18-30 years of age, uncontrolled asthma (defined by a score of less than 19 on the ACT), own or have access to a cell phone for the duration of the study, have a primary care physician (PCP)

Locations
United States
Florida
Florida State University
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Tallahassee
Michigan
University of Michigan
RECRUITING
Ann Arbor
Wayne State University
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Detroit
Contact Information
Primary
Alan Baptist, MD.
abaptist@med.umich.edu
734-936-5634
Backup
Muzhda Hashmi, BS
hashmim@med.umich.edu
734-232-6868
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-08-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-05-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 180
Treatments
Experimental: Motivational Enhancement System (MES) and Physical Activity Tracking (PAT)
MES is a web-based, mobile asthma management intervention delivered to participants' personal mobile devices. There are 4 sessions, completed over 10 weeks, with each session taking approximately 15-20 minutes. During Session 1, participants will identify asthma-related problems they may encounter and will receive asthma information and motivation. Between Session 1 and Session 2, participants will be asked to complete an electronic daily diary for 7 days. Session 2 allows participants to select up to 2 goals to address. Session 3 occurs over the course of 4 weeks and provides tailored messages based on problem and goal selection. The final session (Session 4), asks participants for feedback on how well they feel they accomplished their goal. Additionally, participants will be asked to track their daily and weekly step totals as well their total minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity using a wearable activity tracker provided by the study.
Experimental: Supportive Accountability (SA) and PAT
SA is an asthma management intervention delivered by asthma nurses trained in targeted MI skills (e.g., open-ended questions around change talk, affirmations) via participants' personal mobile devices (e.g., Skype, FaceTime, voice calls, and SMS). Sessions with the nurse will be approximately 15-20 minutes in length and will focus on ways to improve asthma care. There are 4 sessions with the nurse, over the course of 10 weeks. Additionally, participants will be asked to track their daily and weekly step totals as well their total minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity using a wearable activity tracker provided by the study.
Experimental: Text Messaging (SMS) and PAT
SMS will target asthma knowledge. One-way SMS messages will be sent to participants' personal mobile devices with facts about asthma management, links to educational web content, and videos providing information about living with asthma. Text messages will be sent twice a week for the first 5 weeks and once a week for the last 5 weeks. Additionally, participants will be asked to track their daily and weekly step totals as well their total minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity using a wearable activity tracker provided by the study.
Experimental: MES_SMS_PAT
Participants will receive a combination of the MES and SMS interventions. Additionally, participants will be asked to track their daily and weekly step totals as well their total minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity using a wearable activity tracker provided by the study.
Experimental: SA_SMS_PAT
Participants will receive a combination of the SA and SMS interventions. Additionally, participants will be asked to track their daily and weekly step totals as well their total minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity using a wearable activity tracker provided by the study.
No_intervention: Usual Care_PAT
Participants will continue to receive standard clinical asthma care. Additionally, participants will be asked to track their daily and weekly step totals as well their total minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity using a wearable activity tracker provided by the study.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Leads: University of Michigan

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov