Clinical trials: Exacerbations
Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Exacerbation
Identifying the Causes and Risk Factors of Pulmonary Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis
The CF-Tracker study is a community surveillance study, designed to understand the causes of exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) (pwCF).
- Trial name
- CF-Tracker (NCT06940531)
- Where
- 18 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexander Horsley
Acute Respiratory Infection, Asthma Exacerbations
Reusable Face Masks to Reduce Risk of Viral Respiratory Infections and Asthma Exacerbations
REMASK trial is a Trial within Cohort study (TwiCs), nested within the COVIDENCE UK longitudinal study. It has been designed to determine whether the offer of a free reusable, elastomeric face mask to adults with asthma and other…
- Trial name
- REMASK (NCT06885229)
- Testing
- FloMask - reuseable face mask
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Pediatric Asthma
High Flow Nasal Cannula Rates in Pediatric Asthma
This is a randomized, open-label, 3-armed feasibility trial will examine conventional oxygen therapy (COT) vs high flow nasal cannula at 4L/min flow vs HFNC at 2L/kg/min flow (max 60L/min) in moderate to severe pediatric asthma…
- Trial name
- NCT06379607
- Testing
- "High Flow" High Flow Nasal Cannula, "Low Flow" High Flow Nasal Cannula
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Asthma in Children
Cost Effectiveness Analysis of a Randomized Control Trial of q3h vs. q4h Albuterol as Discharge Criteria From the Hospital for Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations
Asthma is the most common chronic condition among children, and the third leading reason for hospitalization of children in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT04542005
- Testing
- q3h albuterol
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Asthma, Vitamin D Deficiency
Rapid vs Maintenance Vitamin D Supplementation in Deficient Children With Asthma to Prevent Exacerbations.
The role of vitamin D in respiratory health remains uncertain. Whether vitamin D reduces clinically important exacerbations of childhood asthma remains uncertain.
- Trial name
- NCT01395589
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Cystic Fibrosis
Nasal Epithelial Cells/Blood Lymphocyte Markers for Cystic Fibrosis (CF)/CF Pulmonary Exacerbations
Study Hypothesis: We hypothesize that cellular markers from nasal epithelial cells and blood lymphocytes can serve as potential biomarkers reflect the underlying inflammatory state of the lung and will be helpful in determining…
- Trial name
- NCT00381628
- Testing
- epithelial cells and blood lymphocyte extraction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Asthma
Phenotyping Responses to Systemic Corticosteroids in the Management of Asthma Attacks
This observational study compares the phenotypic variability (clinical and biological) in treatment response to systemic corticosteroids according to the blood eosinophil count and FeNO in physician-diagnosed ≥12-year-old…
- Trial name
- PRISMA (NCT05870215)
- Testing
- Visit 1: Clinical exam and questionnaires, Visit 1: Respiratory physiology, Visit 1: Inflammometry
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Asthma, Reactive Airway Disease
Comparison of Oral Dexamethasone Doses in Asthma Exacerbation
Hypothesis: A 2-day course of oral dexamethasone is the superior option for the resolution of symptoms and prevention of relapse in the emergency department (ED) management of mild-moderate asthma exacerbations.
- Trial name
- NCT00942201
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego
Asthma
Protocol CAUSE-03 / CHEETAH
This is a one-year longitudinal, observational study of 250 urban children and adolescents with asthma and 60 without asthma, ages 6-17 years old.
- Trial name
- CHEETAH (NCT06136091)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Asthma, Heart Failure
The General Breathing Record Study
This study will test the use of a new handheld device (called the N-Tidal C), that measures a person's tidal breath carbon dioxide, in diagnosing the cause of someone's breathlessness.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- GBRS (NCT03356288)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TidalSense
Asthma
Airflow Obstruction and Biomarkers of Airway Inflammation During and Following Acute Exacerbations of Childhood Asthma
This study is a longitudinal single-center pilot study designed to describe changes in lung function and levels of noninvasive biomarkers of airway inflammation in children ages 6-18 years over two months following…
- Trial name
- NCT01227070
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital