AsthmaCHAMPNCT02303561
The Childhood Health and Asthma Management Program
A study testing CHAMP and Health education in people with Asthma and Obesity, run by University of Florida at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Overweight and obese (OV/OB) children with asthma are at-risk for particularly poor health outcomes including poor asthma control, higher risk of asthma-related symptoms, and decreased quality of life. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 6 to 12 years
- What is being tested?
- CHAMP and Health education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 56 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jun 2014to 13 Mar 2017
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 6 to 12 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- speaks English;
- has a physician-verified persistent asthma diagnosis or by indicating on a screening questionnaire that they
- having a current prescription for a controller medication (e.g. Fluticasone), or
- demonstrating any of the following symptom frequency in the previous month: (I) daytime asthma symptoms more than two days a week, (II) nighttime awakenings due to asthma more than times a month, (III) short-acting beta agonist use 2 days a week, (IV) normal activity limitation, (V) oral steroid use 2 times a year, (VI) emergency department visit due to asthma in past year;
- has a BMI at or above the 85th percentile for age and gender norms as published by the CDC.
- Participating parents of legal guardians must:
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- live in the same home with the child;
- speak English;
- be aged 75 or younger. There is no BMI requirement for participating parents/legal guardians.
Who cannot join
- child or parent has dietary restriction or a medical condition that contraindicates mild energy restriction or physical activity (history of musculo-skeletal condition that limits walking, heart condition, chronic lung diseases limiting physical activity, current participation in commercial weight loss program);
- use of antipsychotic agents, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, systemic corticosteroids within 3 months, or prescription weight loss drugs within 6 months.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Overweight and obese (OV/OB) children with asthma are at-risk for particularly poor health outcomes including poor asthma control, higher risk of asthma-related symptoms, and decreased quality of life. Weight loss reduces asthma symptoms, improves lung function, and increases quality of life among OV/OB adults with asthma. Little research has examined the impact of weight loss on asthma outcomes in OV/OB youth, and there is little research examining weight management interventions in OV/OB children with asthma. Behavioral family-based lifestyle interventions are successful in producing weight loss in children. To our knowledge, however, there has been no systematic effort to examine the impact of these interventions on weight status and asthma outcomes, nor has there been an effort to tailor these programs to the specific needs of OV/OB children with asthma.
The aims of this study are to develop and test the Childhood Health and Asthma Management Program (CHAMP), a behavioral family-based lifestyle intervention that is community-based to promote successful weight and asthma management in OV/OB children with asthma. The investigators propose to develop an intervention based on a previously developed behavioral family-based lifestyle intervention that was community-based and produced positive long term weight status changes in OV/OB children and tailor it for OV/OB children with asthma to create CHAMP. CHAMP will include asthma education and targeting unique barriers to weight management in OV/OB children with asthma. A focus group will be conducted with OV/OB children with asthma, ages 6-12, and their parent(s). Then a pilot randomized controlled trial of the CHAMP intervention with 32 OV/OB children with asthma, ages 6-12 years, and their parent(s). Families will be randomly assigned to CHAMP or a health education group. The investigators hypothesize that participants in CHAMP will have more effective weight and asthma management and child asthma outcomes compared to those in the general education group.
Read the detailed description
At the first appointment the following information will be collected to determine eligibility for the research study. If participation is determined, a second visit will be scheduled at the end of the visit or the potential participant will be provided with a suggestion to speak with their primary care physician for other treatment options.
A measurement of height and weight will be taken, questionnaires regarding medical history, including asthma symptoms and control, and questionnaires about family background information (e.g., family income, size of family, employment, and marital status).
In addition, information concerning the following conditions will be collected and may exclude participation: dietary restriction or a medical condition that makes mild energy restriction or physical activity potentially dangerous, diagnosed with a major psychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or autism, has used systemic corticosteroids within 3 months, or prescription weight loss drugs within 6 months.
The second appointment will happen one to two weeks before the start of the treatment program. During this visit the following will happen:
A measurement of height and weight, and waistline, questionnaires and complete an interview about asthma management and quality of life, and a test for lung function both pre and post albuterol. At the end of the visit an accelerometer will be provided to wear for 7 days in a row. The accelerometer will measure how much exercise is done each day.
At the end of this visit, the participant will be randomly assignment to either the experimental Childhood Health and Asthma Management Program (CHAMP) group or the health education group.
The CHAMP group will receive tailored asthma education and behavioral skills focused on improving asthma and weight management.
The health education group will receive tailored asthma education and general health education on a variety of topics.
Each of the treatment programs will last for 6 months.
- Being tested
- CHAMP, Health education
- Medical subject headings
- Asthma, Obesity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
CHAMPBehavioural
Families assigned to this arm will receive tailored asthma education and behavioral skills focused on improving asthma and weight management.
Health educationBehavioural
Families assigned to this arm will receive tailored asthma education and general health education on a variety of topics.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| CHAMP | Experimental | Families assigned to this arm will receive tailored asthma education and behavioral skills focused on improving asthma and weight management. Receives: Behavioral: CHAMP |
| Health education | Active comparator | Families assigned to this arm will receive tailored asthma education and general health education on a variety of topics. Receives: Behavioral: Health education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Spirometry will be used to test the change in lung function from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Measured: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Secondary outcomes (6)
Body Mass Index will be calculated to test the change in weight from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Measured: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
The Asthma Control Test questionnaire will be calculated to test the change in asthma control from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Measured: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
The Family Asthma Management System Scale semi-structured interview will be used to test the change in family asthma management from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months.
Measured: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
The Standardised Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire interview will be used to test the change in quality of life from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months.
Measured: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
The Block Foods questionnaire will be used to test the change in dietary intake from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months.
Measured: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Objectively monitored physical activity will be used to test the change in physical activity from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months.
Measured: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Dec 2014 (estimated)
- Study startJun 2014
- Primary completion13 Mar 2017
- Study completion13 Mar 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AsthmaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of FloridaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 56 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Florida
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- American Lung Association
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- David A Fedele, Ph.D>, Principal investigator, University of Florida
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02303561
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB201400235
- Acronym
- CHAMP
- Status last verified
- May 2017
- First submitted
- 25 Nov 2014
- Last updated
- 17 May 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 May 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Childhood Health and Asthma Management Program
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02303561
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CHAMP / IRB201400235
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 56 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of FloridaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- American Lung Association
- Study start
- Jun 2014 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 13 Mar 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 13 Mar 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 1 Dec 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Overweight and obese (OV/OB) children with asthma are at-risk for particularly poor health outcomes including poor asthma control, higher risk of asthma-related symptoms, and decreased quality of life. Weight loss reduces asthma symptoms, improves lung function, and increases quality of life among OV/OB adults with asthma. Little research has examined the impact of weight loss on asthma outcomes in OV/OB youth, and there is little research examining weight management interventions in OV/OB children with asthma. Behavioral family-based lifestyle interventions are successful in producing weight loss in children. To our knowledge, however, there has been no systematic effort to examine the impact of these interventions on weight status and asthma outcomes, nor has there been an effort to tailor these programs to the specific needs of OV/OB children with asthma.
The aims of this study are to develop and test the Childhood Health and Asthma Management Program (CHAMP), a behavioral family-based lifestyle intervention that is community-based to promote successful weight and asthma management in OV/OB children with asthma. The investigators propose to develop an intervention based on a previously developed behavioral family-based lifestyle intervention that was community-based and produced positive long term weight status changes in OV/OB children and tailor it for OV/OB children with asthma to create CHAMP. CHAMP will include asthma education and targeting unique barriers to weight management in OV/OB children with asthma. A focus group will be conducted with OV/OB children with asthma, ages 6-12, and their parent(s). Then a pilot randomized controlled trial of the CHAMP intervention with 32 OV/OB children with asthma, ages 6-12 years, and their parent(s). Families will be randomly assigned to CHAMP or a health education group. The investigators hypothesize that participants in CHAMP will have more effective weight and asthma management and child asthma outcomes compared to those in the general education group.
Detailed description
At the first appointment the following information will be collected to determine eligibility for the research study. If participation is determined, a second visit will be scheduled at the end of the visit or the potential participant will be provided with a suggestion to speak with their primary care physician for other treatment options.
A measurement of height and weight will be taken, questionnaires regarding medical history, including asthma symptoms and control, and questionnaires about family background information (e.g., family income, size of family, employment, and marital status).
In addition, information concerning the following conditions will be collected and may exclude participation: dietary restriction or a medical condition that makes mild energy restriction or physical activity potentially dangerous, diagnosed with a major psychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or autism, has used systemic corticosteroids within 3 months, or prescription weight loss drugs within 6 months.
The second appointment will happen one to two weeks before the start of the treatment program. During this visit the following will happen:
A measurement of height and weight, and waistline, questionnaires and complete an interview about asthma management and quality of life, and a test for lung function both pre and post albuterol. At the end of the visit an accelerometer will be provided to wear for 7 days in a row. The accelerometer will measure how much exercise is done each day.
At the end of this visit, the participant will be randomly assignment to either the experimental Childhood Health and Asthma Management Program (CHAMP) group or the health education group.
The CHAMP group will receive tailored asthma education and behavioral skills focused on improving asthma and weight management.
The health education group will receive tailored asthma education and general health education on a variety of topics.
Each of the treatment programs will last for 6 months.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| CHAMP | Experimental | Behavioral: CHAMPFamilies assigned to this arm will receive tailored asthma education and behavioral skills focused on improving asthma and weight management. |
| Health education | Active comparator | Behavioral: Health educationFamilies assigned to this arm will receive tailored asthma education and general health education on a variety of topics. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 6 to 12 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- speaks English;
- has a physician-verified persistent asthma diagnosis or by indicating on a screening questionnaire that they
- has a BMI at or above the 85th percentile for age and gender norms as published by the CDC.
- live in the same home with the child;
- speak English;
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- child or parent has dietary restriction or a medical condition that contraindicates mild energy restriction or physical activity (history of musculo-skeletal condition that limits walking, heart condition, chronic lung diseases limiting physical activity, current participation in commercial weight loss program);
- use of antipsychotic agents, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, systemic corticosteroids within 3 months, or prescription weight loss drugs within 6 months.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| CHAMPFamilies assigned to this arm will receive tailored asthma education and behavioral skills focused on improving asthma and weight management. | Behavioural | CHAMP |
| Health educationFamilies assigned to this arm will receive tailored asthma education and general health education on a variety of topics. | Behavioural | Health education |
Primary outcome
Spirometry will be used to test the change in lung function from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Time frame: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
6 secondary outcomes
Body Mass Index will be calculated to test the change in weight from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Time frame: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
The Asthma Control Test questionnaire will be calculated to test the change in asthma control from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Time frame: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
The Family Asthma Management System Scale semi-structured interview will be used to test the change in family asthma management from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months.
Time frame: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
The Standardised Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire interview will be used to test the change in quality of life from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months.
Time frame: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
The Block Foods questionnaire will be used to test the change in dietary intake from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months.
Time frame: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Objectively monitored physical activity will be used to test the change in physical activity from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months.
Time frame: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 May 2017.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
David A Fedele, Ph.D> principal investigator
University of Florida
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing CHAMP and Health education in people with Asthma and Obesity, run by University of Florida at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 May 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Spirometry will be used to test the change in lung function from baseline, 4 months, and 10 months (time frame: Change from Baseline, 4 months, and 10 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 May 2017; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 26 Oct 2026.