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Filter by:Study team will obtain a list of all patients who have been seen in A+E over the past 6 years with a discharge diagnosis of asthma. Their history will be reviewed from their A+E notes. Team will obtain weight and height from Electronic prescribing tool and will obtain compliance information and past medical history from participant's GP records. Team will use participant's postcode to word out socio economic status quintile using office of national statistics tool. The following information will be taken from hospital documentation and from GP records.
Objectives: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a novel digital stethoscope curriculum integrated into respiratory auscultation training for medical students. It seeks to compare the auscultation proficiency gained through this innovative approach with that from traditional teaching methods, to understand the potential of digital stethoscopes in reinvigorating clinical skills training. Methods: In a single-center, controlled, longitudinal, randomized experimental design, 84 medical students undergoing clinical clerkship rotations at Chung Shan Medical University Hospital were enrolled. Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention group, receiving training with digital stethoscopes and the Eko auscultation software, or the control group, following a traditional curriculum. Pre- and post-intervention assessments measured auscultation skills, and student feedback on teaching quality was collected. The primary outcome was the improvement in auscultation proficiency, while secondary outcomes included student engagement and feedback on the educational approach. Expected Results: The investigators hypothesize that the integration of digital stethoscopes into the curriculum will significantly improve the auscultation skills of medical students compared to traditional methods. Enhanced engagement and positive feedback from students are anticipated, underscoring the pedagogical value of incorporating digital health technologies in medical education.
- Assessment of diaphragmatic function (excursion, thickness variation, thickness ratio) in COPD and bronchial asthma patients. - Assessment of presence of correlation between diaphragmatic dysfunction and pulmonary function. - Assessment of possible association between diaphragmatic dysfunction and presence of reversibility in pulmonary function post bronchodilator.
Allergic asthma being the most widespread and easily identifiable phenotype, accounting for 60-80% of cases.Previous studies have reported that nearly 90% of patients with severe asthma were cases of allergic asthma, in which Immunoglobulin E (IgE) plays a critical role.Omalizumab was approved as an anti-IgE humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of patients with poorly controlled moderate-to-severe asthma, and was the first targeted drug used in the field of asthma treatment.The drug was launched in mainland China in August 2017.whereas,the clinical application experience, effects, and relevant data in the domestic population still lacking.The aim of this study was to observe the efficacy and safety of omalizumab, and to investigate whether baseline clinical characteristics and biomarkers can predicted response and adherence to treatment.
The aim of this retrospective observational study is to compare the response and remission rate after treatment with IL5/IL5-R antagonists in asthmatics who would and would have not met the inclusion criteria of the original randomized clinical trials. This study will be performed using the charts of the patients.
Our goals is to assess : 1¬_ the role of spirometer in case of asthma exacerbation 2_hematological parameters (N/L ratio & platelet indices &CRP )in asthma exacerbation for diagnosing and classifying asthma severity and its exacerbation
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The study aims to investigate the relationship between the small molecule metabolite lysophosphatidylglycerol and asthma clinical features and explore its involvement in asthma pathogenesis.
Background: Some health conditions make breathing difficult and uncomfortable. When this happens every day, it is called chronic breathlessness. Over 3 million people living with heart and lung disease have chronic breathlessness in the UK. Breathlessness is very difficult for patients themselves and their families, resulting in disability and feelings of fear, distress, and isolation. Due a to lack of supportive breathlessness services many patients frequently attend hospital Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments seeking help. Given the on-going challenges faced by the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom, such as long waiting times, staff shortages, increased demand for services because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an urgent need to develop new ways to support those living with chronic breathlessness. One potential solution is to offer support online, as it is estimated that in the UK, 7 out of every 10 people with chronic breathlessness are internet users. With the help of patients and NIHR funding the research team lead by Dr Charles Reilly, developed an online breathlessness supportive website called SELF-BREATHE. SELF-BREATHE provides information and self-management tools such as breathing exercises, that patients can do at home themselves. SELF-BREATHE has been tested as part of its development. SELF-BREATHE is acceptable and valued by patients. But what is unknown is whether SELF-BREATHE improves patients' breathlessness and their life? This is the question this research seeks to answer. Aims 1. To test if using SELF-BREATHE for six-weeks improves patients' breathlessness, their quality of life and whether SELF-BREATHE should be offered within the NHS 2. To see if patients opt to continue to use SELF-BREATHE after six-weeks and what benefits this may have for patients. Methods The research team are undertaking a randomised controlled trial. For this, 246 people living with chronic breathlessness will be recruited in to this study. Each person will be randomly chosen by a computer to continue with their usual care or their usual care plus access to SELF-BREATHE. All study participants will complete questionnaires at the start of the study, thereafter at seven and twelve weeks after randomisation. These questionnaires will ask patients about 1) their breathlessness and its effect on their life and 2) planned and unplanned hospital visits. At the end of the study, we will compare answers to these questionnaires between the two groups at seven and 12 weeks. This will tell if SELF-BREATHE improved patients' breathlessness and reduced their need for unplanned hospital visits e.g., A&E attendances due to breathlessness.
This study aimed to compare the effect of constant-load aerobic exercise (CL-AE) and graded aerobic exercise (G-AE) on cardiopulmonary fitness, and functional capacity in a cohort of obese children with bronchial asthma (BA). A total of 78 children with BA were randomly assigned to the CL-AE group (n = 26, who underwent moderate-intensity aerobic training with the training load maintained at the same level throughout the entire program, besides the respiratory re-training program), the G-AE group (n = 26, received an intensity- and duration-graded aerobic training in addition to the respiratory re-training program), or the control group (n = 29, who only engaged in a respiratory re-training program). Interventions were administered three times/week for 12 successive weeks. The cardiopulmonary fitness and functional capacity were evaluated in the three groups before and after the completion of the assigned interventions.