NCT00269282.

Methods	Open‐label randomised controlled trial with parallel assignment. Title: Increasing Adherence to Asthma Medication in Urban Teens
Participants	Inclusion criteria: 10 to 15 years of age; resident of Baltimore City; diagnosis of asthma or reactive airway disease; current emergency department visit or hospitalisation for asthma; prescribed a daily asthma controller medication Exclusion criteria: plans to move outside of the Baltimore City area within 1 year from study entry; current participation in another asthma education study; families unwilling or unable to participate; families who were enrolled and participated in the pilot study
Interventions	Self‐management (standard care group) vs motivational interviewing plus self‐management
Outcomes	Adherence to controller therapy measured by electronic medication monitoring at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. Number of symptom‐free days, emergency department utilisation and hospitalisation, career/adolescent quality of life ‐ all measured at the same time points
Notes	Planned enrolment 207. Primary completion date January 2012. Listed as completed, but no publications identified and no results posted