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Filter by:This is a pivotal, 12-month, randomized, sham controlled, parallel group, multicenter, double blind study with an allocation ratio of 1:1. The study population is children between the ages 6 to 17 years, with mild to moderate persistent asthma. The purpose of the study is to determine whether the CREON2000A, an environmental control device, will decrease asthma severity, as measured by the Composite Asthma Severity Index (CASI), in children with mild to moderate persistent allergic asthma over a twelve month period.
For asthmatic subjects, a combination of inhaled corticosteroid (FF) and long-acting beta2 receptor agonist (VI) is recommended for use (once daily) and fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a non-invasive airway inflammation marker. In this randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled, two-period, crossover repeat dose study, the duration of action of fluticasone furoate (FF) will be determined by monitoring the return of FeNO levels to baseline, following the treatment with FF/vilanetrol (VI) in asthmatic subjects. Subjects who meet the eligibility criteria will participate in the following two treatment periods: FF/VI 100/25 mcg once-daily and placebo once-daily. Approximately 28 subjects will be enrolled in order to achieve 24 evaluable subjects. A 2-week treatment period will be followed by a 21-day monitoring/washout period before crossing over to the next treatment period. Total duration of each subject will be a maximum of 21 weeks. FeNO will be monitored up to 21 days after treatment with FF/VI together with FEV1 (up to 7 days).
To study Fibrocytes in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Interstitial lung disease and severe asthma and healthy controls.
This research is being done to look at the body's response to cockroach extract, an allergen, when sprayed into the nose. The spraying of the cockroach extract into the participant's nose is called Nasal Allergen Challenge (NAC). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a intranasal cockroach extract given to participants with asthma.
Medical clowns are known to assist in relaxing children and allowing better cooperation during performance of medical procedures. The ability of medical clowns to improve the motivation of children to perform active tasks was never examined to date. The investigators would like to examine the influence of the clowns' presence on the performance of pulmonary function test.
The purpose of this study will be to determine whether there is any role for measuring Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) in the exhaled breath in terms of management of the patient with asthma. The investigators will recruit patients with a range of severity of asthma and health volunteers. Levels of Hydrogen Sulphide will be measured in exhaled breath and blood. Also exhaled Nitric Oxide, Spirometry and asthma symptom scores will be measured at each study visit. Participants will attend either 2 or 4 separate visits. The investigators will determine whether there is a relationship between exhaled Hydrogen Sulphide and asthma severity.
This randomized controlled trial will include Latino and Black adolescents with asthma ages 10-17 years old and their caregivers. Participants will be recruited from clinics in the Bronx, New York. The primary aims are to examine the efficacy of peak expiratory flow (PEF) prediction with feedback versus control feedback on 1) under-perception of asthma symptoms 2) controller medication adherence and 3) asthma control and emergency health care use. These aims will be examined across a 1-year follow-up. An exploratory aim examines the hypothesized pathway that the PEF intervention reduces under-perception of symptoms, shifts illness representations toward the professional model and increases adolescents' and parents' asthma management self-efficacy, resulting in greater medication adherence and improved asthma control.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Montefiore Medical Center, with the Fund for Public Health of New York (FPHNY), DOHMH's fiscal agent, are partnering on a study to evaluate the feasibility, health outcomes and return-on-investment of a single, integrated pest management (IPM) intervention for Bronx, Harlem, and Northern Manhattan children aged 5 to 12 with persistent asthma who are living in homes with pests. By demonstrating cost effectiveness, this study could provide the basis for health insurance coverage of an IPM visit embedded in clinical treatment plans for high-risk asthma patients living with pests. Asthma is the most common childhood disease in New York City, and both prevalence and hospitalization rates are highest in high-poverty neighborhoods. The greatest individual and community-level factor associated with asthma disparities is varying exposure to triggers in the home, most notably cockroaches and mice. Asthma health care costs are significant, and prevention efforts to reduce triggers could result in improved outcomes and significant cost savings. Unlike traditional pest control, which relies on pesticides, IPM eliminates pests and prevents re-infestation by addressing housing conditions conducive to pests and with safe, targeted use of pesticides. This project targets low-income children with the potential to significantly improve their health and well-being. A total of 400 families - 400+ children which includes screened and recruited siblings - will be recruited on to the study. The study is designed to evaluate an inexpensive and scalable environmental intervention for asthma that can be replicated in other New York City neighborhoods and incorporated into any urban healthcare setting in New York State and nationwide.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether anti-TSLP will decrease airway hyperresponsiveness in patients with asthma already on daily treatment with inhaled corticosteroids. The investigators expect that airway hyperresponsiveness will decrease after treatment with anti-TSLP, and that this happens due to a change in the type of mast cells with in the lungs. Also, the investigators expect a decrease in inflammatory cells and mediators measured in material from the lungs. Half of the participants will receive anti-TSLP (MEDI9929) on top of their regular asthma treatment, while the other half will receive placebo on top of their regular asthma treatment.
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of increasing lung volume with a simple hand-held device to both prevent, and also to relieve, airway constriction in people with asthma and a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Twenty people with late onset non-allergic asthma and a BMI of ≥ 30 kg/m2 will be recruited. The efficacy of elevating lung volume on both preventing and reversing bronchoconstriction will be tested. Lung volume will be modulated by breathing out against a small level of resistance (positive expiratory pressure).