Reducing the Acute Care Burden of Childhood Asthma on Health Services in British Columbia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2021-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of giving filled prescription of a medication to be used upon early onset of symptoms of URTI induced asthma. The hope is to reduce the need to present to Health Care centres for treatment.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of British Columbia
• Treatments: Prednisone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 2 or more presentations to Emergency department in a 12 month period

Exclusion Criteria:

• less then 2 presentations to Emergency department in a 12 month period