Improving Asthma Referrals Following Emergency Department Evaluation

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Asthma is the most common chronic condition among children and many children seek emergency department (ED) care. A key aspect of ED asthma management at the time of discharge is appropriate outpatient referral. Part of the challenge for ED providers is determining which patients require intensive outpatient support as ED providers often do not have the time or familiarity with the asthma guidelines to appropriately stratify asthma severity. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine whether the proportion of children referred to outpatient asthma care can be improved by incorporating a previously validated tool [the Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument for the Emergency Department (PACCI- ED)] into ED clinical care.

Clinical Trial Description

Emergency department (ED) physicians play an important role in the management of pediatric asthma through acute intervention, family education, and appropriate referral to outpatient resources. However, time constraints in the ED limit physicians' ability to appropriately stratify both asthma severity and outpatient referrals. The Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument for the Emergency Department (PACCI-ED) improves ED providers assessment of asthma control and disease burden. We hypothesize that implementation of the PACCI-ED at the point of care may help to facilitate appropriate referrals to outpatient asthma care. ED providers will be randomized to the control or intervention group. Providers in the intervention group will receive the results of the parent-completed PACCI-ED accompanied by a one page summary of referral recommendations aligned with asthma guidelines and based upon asthma severity. Providers in the control group will not receive this information and will provide 'usual care'. All providers will complete a brief demographic questionnaire. School-aged children with a history of asthma presenting to the ED for an asthma exacerbation and discharged home who consent to participate will be assigned to the control or the intervention group based upon the ED provider caring for the patient during their ED encounter. Parents will complete a brief demographic questionnaire, the PACCI-ED, and answer two short qualitative audio-recorded questions about barriers to asthma care during their ED visit. Following the ED visit, additional data will be abstracted from the electronic medical record including outpatient referrals placed at the time of ED discharge and follow-up with the referrals within a one-month time-frame. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05072808
Study type	Interventional
Source	Wayne State University
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	November 15, 2021
Completion date	April 30, 2023

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