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Resources and Education for Addressing Chronic Health (REACH)

This study pilots REACH, Resources and Education for Addressing Chronic Health, a service model to facilitate care coordination and communication across medical, school, and home settings. REACH seeks to address barriers to school-based asthma management, improving health and educational outcomes and reducing negative impacts for children with asthma.

ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT07819747

PhaseNA

Enrollment430

SponsorWashington University School of Medicine

Age3 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Conditions studied

Asthma (Diagnosis)

About this study

Interventions

Other: REACH — The REACH intervention which includes (a) a strategic communication or messaging and dissemination strategy to build school and family relationships and trust, (b) capacity building activities to improve asthma knowledge and awareness through asthma education and resource provided both digitally and in-person, and (c) a tool or dashboard that allows records and communication sharing across healthcare and educational systems to facilitate care coordination (REACH tool).

Primary outcomes

Asthma knowledge and awareness (Measured at baseline and at study completion (average of 1 year))
Implementation (Measured at trial mid-point (approximately 6 months following enrollment) for school nurses only, and at study completion (average of 1 year) for all noted groups)

Eligibility information

Parents (N=200)/Children (N=200) Inclusion criteria for recruited parents/children: * parents/caregivers with at least one child with asthma or present to the nurse with asthma symptoms in the partner school district, * child with asthma must have a diagnosis of asthma or suspected asthma due to asthma symptom-related healthcare utilization and/or multiple visits to the school nurse (\>1) * attend a school in one of the partner school districts * have access to email and a computer or other mobile device * receive care within the BJH/ WUSM system (an indicator of participation in the electronic health record system). Exclusion Criteria for recruited families: * Child does not have asthma and do not present to school nurse with asthma symptoms * Child does not attend one of the identified schools in a partner school district * Children in foster care or wards of the state School Nurses (Implementers) (N=15) Inclusion Criteria for school nurses: * Employed by partner school district and work in an identified building * Provide care to students with asthma or present with asthma symptoms Exclusion Criteria for school nurses: \- Do not work for partner school district or for an identified building Providers (N =15) Inclusion Criteria for Providers: \- Provide care to a child participant on the study Exclusion Criteria for Providers: \- Do not provide care to a child participant on the study

Study locations

WashU School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110 United States

Before you participate: Varda Clinical is an independent discovery tool, not the study sponsor or a medical provider. Eligibility can only be determined by the official study team. Discuss potential risks and benefits with a qualified healthcare professional.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-10-21.