School-supported asthma medication program for children
Asthma Link: A Partnership between Pediatric Practices, Schools, and Families to Improve Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes in Children with Poorly Controlled Asthma
This program connects pediatric clinics, schools, and families so children with poorly controlled asthma can get their daily preventive medicine at school.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Worcester, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11177832 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If your child has poorly controlled asthma, pediatric providers at participating clinics will identify them during routine visits and send preventive medication orders to their school. Families pick up and deliver the asthma medicine to school, and existing school staff give the medicine daily under supervision. The program focuses on low-income, Black, and Latino children who often miss doses, aiming to make it easier to take preventive meds regularly. Researchers will follow medication use, asthma symptoms, school absences, and emergency visits to see whether the approach improves health and reduces missed school and care visits.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children with persistent or poorly controlled asthma who miss doses of daily preventive medication and attend participating pediatric practices and schools, especially from low-income, Black, or Latino communities.
Not a fit: Children whose schools do not participate, who already have well-controlled asthma, or who cannot get medication to school are unlikely to benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could reduce asthma attacks, emergency visits, and missed school days by improving daily use of preventive inhalers.
How similar studies have performed: Previous school-supervised asthma therapy programs have improved medication adherence and asthma outcomes in low-income and minority children, and this model adapts those proven approaches into routine clinic-school partnerships.
Where this research is happening
Worcester, United States
- Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester — Worcester, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Trivedi, Michelle — Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester
- Study coordinator: Trivedi, Michelle
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.