Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS)

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2012

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Child health

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Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS)
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Outcome measure Effect Follow-up timing Sample Sample size Intervention group Comparison group Group difference Effect size Statistical significance
Emergency Department Visits
FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect
Between 24 and 34 months Denver, CO sample 144 children Unadjusted mean = 18.60 Unadjusted mean = 24.30 OR = 0.85 HomVEE calculated = 0.01 Not statistically significant, p = .72
Oral corticosteroid use
FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect
Between 24 and 34 months Denver, CO sample 144 children Unadjusted mean = 18.60 Unadjusted mean = 24.30 OR = 0.69 HomVEE calculated = 0.01 Not statistically significant, p = .44
Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS)
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Outcome measure Effect Follow-up timing Sample Sample size Intervention group Comparison group Group difference Effect size Statistical significance Notes
Cotinine level
FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect
12 months Denver, Colorado sample 130 children = 0.66 = 0.56 Mean difference = 0.10 HomVEE calculated = 0.25 Not statistically significant, p = 0.28
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Cotinine level outcome based on logistic regression model. Outcome from logrnormal regression model had high attrition and is not included in this report.
Functional Severity Score
FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect
12 months Denver, Colorado sample 150 children Mean = 1.03 Mean = 1.04 Mean difference = -0.01 Not available Not Statistically significant, p = 0.60
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