Kelly 2000.

Methods	STUDY DESIGN: Parallel group alternate allocation trial LOCATION, NUMBER OF CENTRES: USA, Children's hospital DURATION OF STUDY: 12 months No blinding of outcome assessor
Participants	N SCREENED: 102 families N RANDOMISED: 80 (baseline reported for 78 children who completed) N COMPLETED: 78 M = 54 F = 24 MEAN AGE: 2 to 5 years: 32; 6 to 10 years: 26; 11 to 15: 20 BASELINE DETAILS: 94% African American; all had Medicaid insurance; regular maintenance therapy: 47%; smoker in household: 48% INCLUSION CRITERIA: 2 to 16 years; ED presentation 2 or more times/hospitalised at least once in previous year; insurance coverage through Medicaid; primary care received in hospital outpatient clinic; not evaluated by an asthma specialist in preceding 2 years EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Not reported
Interventions	EDUCATION GROUP: One‐on‐one session with physician and outreach nurse including emphasis on regular medication use, action plan. Education reinforced during follow‐up by physician and outreach nurse. Outreach nurse followed up with families by phone (or left messages with friends/neighbours where no phone access was possible). Setting: Outpatient clinic and home CONTROL GROUP: Usual care as provided by primary care provider TREATMENT PERIOD: 1 session and subsequent phone calls during data collection (12 months) FOLLOW‐UP PERIOD: 12 months
Outcomes	ED visits, hospitalisation, quality of life, cost
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation?	High risk	Alternate allocation
Allocation concealment?	High risk	Alternate allocation
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes	High risk	Available case