NCT04331353Active, not recruiting
The Allergen Reduction and Child Health Study (ARCHS)
Comparative Effectiveness of Multi Versus Single Intervention Allergen Reduction Strategies on Asthma Morbidity
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The Allergen Reduction and Child Health Study (ARCHS) is a 12-month, two group randomized control trial of children with asthma and who are exposed to cockroaches. Children ages 5 - 17 living in the Greater New Orleans area will be recruited from a variety of clinic and community settings. The overall goal of the study is to improve patient-centered asthma outcomes (asthma symptom days, health care utilization, asthma control and quality of life) by targeting one key allergen - cockroach exposure in the child's home. The investigators propose a simple intervention of insecticidal bait that is low cost, simple to implement, and which is lower toxicity than other forms of pest control. The reduction in the number of cockroaches in the home is an environmental outcome that is patient-centered and is likely to add to its acceptance by families of children with asthma.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 308 (actual)
- First submitted
- 27 Mar 2020
- Start date
- 15 Nov 2020
- Primary completion date
- 30 Apr 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Tulane University
- Diseases
- Asthma
- NCT number
- NCT04331353
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 308
- From 15 Nov 2020 to the primary completion date, 30 Apr 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Other serious medical or chronic illnesses including chronic respiratory infections that require daily medication, cardiovascular disease that requires daily medication, excluding hypertension, taking a beta-blocker, a current active smoker, currently receiving immunotherapy or plans to move within the 12 month follow-up.
Who the study is looking for
- Age 5 - 17 years; with uncontrolled persistent asthma defined as the child experiencing at least one of the following: one overnight hospitalization for asthma within the past six months OR two unscheduled clinic or emergency department visits for asthma within the last 12 months; and either on a long term controller medication for asthma, or have asthma symptoms 3 or more days per week over the past 2 weeks or nighttime asthma symptoms at least 3 times in the past month exposure to cockroach - defined as trapping at least one cockroach in a 3 day period OR visual evidence of cockroaches by field staff; and the child must sleep in the target home at least 4 nights per week on average. Caregiver ability to speak English or Spanish.
Age in the registry: 5 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Orleans | United States | Unknown status |
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