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Investigators from multiple institutions in Michigan and Georgia sought to determine whether using Puff City,1 a web-based asthma intervention developed by the authors and aimed at African American teenagers, improves asthma outcomes. Students in grades 9 through 12 were recruited from 6 public high schools for the study if they had a diagnosis of asthma made by a health care provider, current symptoms, and use of asthma medications. Students without a formal asthma diagnosis were also included if they had symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of intermittent asthma or more severe asthma (based on the International Survey of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire).
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Question: Among urban African American teenagers with asthma, does a tailored, web-based asthma management program improve clinical outcomes?
Question type: Intervention
Study design: Randomized controlled
At enrollment, participants were randomized to the intervention (Puff City) or …
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