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Filter by:MISSION is a new and novel way of delivering highly specialised asthma care and has the potential to change the way asthma care across the United Kingdom (UK) is delivered as well as services for other long term health conditions. The MISSION model is the first model of this type and the current research study aims to evaluate its success and to compare the MISSION service to current care delivery. This will be done in several different ways. The study is a mixed methods evaluation of the new service comparing outcomes before and after the intervention using retrospective data analysis and prospective qualitative interview. A control arm of patients not exposed to, but eligible for, the new intervention will also be included. The study will be conducted at Portsmouth Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust and will recruit patients who attended MISSION clinics, outpatient asthma clinics, staff who attended MISSION clinics in a professional capacity and patients from GP surgeries where MISSION clinics were held who did not attend.
The purpose of this study is to establish the methodology of bronchial provocation tests with house dust mites in China, and to evaluate its safety and effects on upper and lower airways inflammation.
Asthma is a growing problem, especially in children. It causes frequent wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough. A cold that is caused by a virus (viral cold) can sometimes make asthma symptoms worse. This study will help investigators learn about the way colds are related to asthma attacks among children who need higher amounts of medications to control their asthma. Investigators want to learn why viral colds sometimes cause asthma attacks and other times do not by studying the immune system response in samples taken from the nose and blood.
The purpose of this study is to compare the diagnostic validity (sensitivity and specificity) and evaluate the safety of 2-min Tidal Breathing methacholine bronchial provocation tests with the Wright and Devilbiss646 nebulizers in asthmatic in Guangzhou.
This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of once daily treatment with fluticasone furoate (FF) on lower leg growth in pediatric subjects with persistent asthma by using knemometry. Approximately 65 paediatric asthmatic subjects, aged 5 to 11 years (inclusive), will be screened to achieve 60 randomised and 50 evaluable subjects. Subjects meeting the eligibility criteria will enter the 2 week run-in period. After completing run-in period, each subject will be randomly allocated to one of two treatment sequences: inhaled fluticasone furoate followed by placebo or placebo followed by inhaled fluticasone furoate. Each treatment will be administered via the ELLIPTA™ dry powder inhaler. The two treatment periods will be separated by a two-week wash-out period. Subjects completing two treatment period will enter into 7 days follow-up period. ARNUITY™ ELLIPTA (FF) is approved in the US for adults and adolescents aged 12 and above. ARNUITY and ELLIPTA are a registered trademarks of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies.
Anthroposophic therapeutic speech is a complementary method that indirectly influences breathing and uses specific vowels, consonants, syllables and metres depending on the indication. The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of anthroposophic therapeutic speech in patients with asthma regarding clinical and physiological parameters, asthma control and quality of life.
The primary objective of the study is to determine the ability of reslizumab administered by subcutaneous injection to produce a corticosteroid-sparing effect in patients with oral corticosteroid (OCS)-dependent asthma and elevated blood eosinophils, without loss of asthma control.
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial with English and Spanish-speaking adolescents to compare the effectiveness of an adolescent "asthma question prompt list" with a supportive educational video intervention with usual care. The hypothesis of this study is that by showing the parents and adolescents the educational video and then providing the adolescents with the one-page "asthma question prompt lists" to use during their visits will improve: (a) asthma control, (b) adolescent self-efficacy in managing asthma, and (c) adolescent quality-of-life.
This study has a randomized multiple-dose, placebo-controlled, parallel group design consisting of a 2-week open placebo Run-in Period followed by a 6-week Treatment Period with placebo, test product (budesonide 80 microgram [μg]/formoterol fumarate dihydrate 4.5 μg), or reference product (Symbicort® inhalation aerosol).
Asthma is a leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits for children. A novel way of treating asthma is the use of positive expiratory pressure (PEP). Positive expiratory pressure works by creating pressure in the lungs to keep airways open and to clear mucus from the lungs. PEP is already used in the treatment of asthma at the investigators institution, but studies evaluating the efficacy of PEP therapy in asthma exacerbations do not exist. This study plans to learn more about the use of PEP therapy in the treatment of asthma exacerbations in children in the emergency department. Specifically, the study aims to evaluate if PEP therapy reduces the severity of asthma exacerbations in children and if it reduces the need for additional therapies and admission to the hospital. This study will be a randomized control trial comparing children who receive standard therapy to those who receive standard therapy plus PEP therapy in the treatment of asthma exacerbations. Children age 2 to 18 years presenting to the ED with moderate to severe asthma exacerbations will be included in the study. Reduction in clinical asthma severity will be measured by change in the Pulmonary Asthma Score (the respiratory severity score used at the investigators institution). The need for additional therapies and hospitalization will also be evaluated.