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Filter by:This study aims to evaluate the effect of the implementation of the new Asthma Care Pathway in the Basque Healthcare Service for the improvement of care for children with asthma attacks and the reduction of variability between professionals and care settings in this care practice. Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children and has a major impact on people's quality of life. The Asthma Care Pathway is a structured multidisciplinary care plan that details the essential steps in the care of patients with mild-moderate asthma attacks and the coordinated practice of the agents involved as dictated by the evidence. This pathway will include quality indicators of compliance with diagnostic criteria, assessment of severity and prescription of drugs, as well as the experience of families and professionals, which have been collected in meetings designed for this purpose. The study consists in a mixed methods implementation trial with two phases: 1. Phase I: a quantitative evaluation will be carried out to assess implementation outcomes at the professional level through a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study with paired control group, with a ratio of 1:2. The primary outcome variable will be the overall percentage of bronchodilator treatment with a spacer chamber in children diagnosed with mild-moderate asthma attacks. We will also include as outcomes to be measured the registration rate of the Pulmonary Score, the recording rate of the assessment of persistent asthma symptoms, and the rate of initiation of background treatment in children with persistent asthma symptoms. These variables will be analysed using differences in pre- and post-intervention outcome measures between the intervention and control groups. 2. Phase II: A qualitative evaluation will be carried out through a structured process with discussion groups focused on the identification of the main barriers and facilitators for the provision of recommended clinical practice related to asthmatic crisis in mild-moderate cases established by the Asthma Care Pathway. A purposive sample of paediatricians stratified by level of care and service organisations will be recruited to ensure that all views are represented in the discussion groups. The structured script will be designed with questions to explore each of the domains of the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). The study will be carried out mainly in two integrated healthcare organizations (IHO), which are made up of two primary care areas and the paediatric reference hospital emergency department of both areas, as well as the hospitalisation, intensive care and paediatric pneumology departments of said hospital, to extend in the future the Asthma Care Pathway to the rest of the Basque Health Service IHOs.
Biodiversity is essential for nature and human well-being. Land use has reduced biodiversity in cities that is associated with altered commensal microbiota and a rising burden of immunological disorders among urban children. The investigators will estimate how rewilding of kindergarten yards affects commensal microbiome, prevalence of allergies, asthma, atopic dermatitis and infections, cortisol levels, cognitive skills and plasma cytokine levels of children. Our specific aims are: To assess if rewilding diversifies health-associated skin, saliva and gut microbiota and reduces infectious diseases and atopic or allergic symptoms. Assess whether the rewilding has positive effects on cognitive skills. Assess whether the rewilding changes cortisol and plasma cytokine levels. The investigators will recruit altogether 320 (160 per treatment) study subjects aged between 1-5 to questionnaire study (Task 2), from which 120 study subjects will be analyzed more detailed using microbiological and blood samples (Task 1).
Randomized controlled trial of soluble fiber (NOVELOSETM 3490). Participants will complete an ASA 24 dietary recall questionnaire to access their fiber intake. If eligible for the study, participants will be supplemented to their target fiber dosage with either soluble fiber (NOVELOSETM 3490) or placebo. Collection of blood serum, fecal samples, and nasal wash will aid in analyzing the microbes present in one's gut and how fiber and diet may impact it. Thus, allowing researchers to better understand the pathways that may connect diet and asthma and if it is possible to improve asthma by altering one's diet.
Research has shown that adherence to evidence-based asthma guidelines leads to improved outcomes, yet critical gaps remain in the implementation of these guidelines, particularly among minority and low-income youth. Schools represent a crucial point of intervention, as demonstrated by school-based asthma programs that have addressed individual components of the guidelines with promising results. This project aims to develop, implement, and evaluate a pragmatic, multi-component asthma program that builds upon existing targeted interventions to fully implement the asthma guidelines and integrate them in school practices to foster sustainability. The investigator seeks to understand whether this type of program will improve asthma outcomes at the child and school level.
Unrestricted parental smoking habits are lifestyle risk behaviors associated with chronic, systemic inflammation, which promotes the pathogenesis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke in early life contributes to the development of specific NCDs in children, i.e. asthma. Early preventive measures to improve lifestyle behavior in parents are therefore of utmost importance. The aim of ELIPSE-II is to assess whether an eHealth application intervention for parents is feasible and efficacious in lowering levels of urinary cotinine as a measure of second-hand smoke exposure in their children .
The goal of this single-centre observational study conducted at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, Scotland, is to employ a multi-omics approach to investigate the "gut-lung axis" in health and disease. Part A is a cross-sectional study design investigating the postulated bidirectional link between the gut and lung microbiomes in children suffering from respiratory or gastrointestinal conditions. Children with no GI or respiratory issues attending for orthopaedic care will be used as a benchmark for a healthy gut-lung axis. The main questions we aim to answer are: - What does a healthy gut-lung axis look like? - Do children with respiratory issues show an altered gut microbiome? - Do children with GI issues show an altered lung microbiome? Part B is a longitudinal study design, that aims to assess the effects of biologics on the gut-lung axis by comparing the gut and lung microbiomes in children with asthma at two time-points who are indicated to start biologics therapy (Asthma treatment) or will not receive biologics therapy (asthma control). Participants will provide: - airway samples (to investigate the lung microbiome) - blood samples (to assess inflammatory and metabolic factors which may mediate communication between the two sites) whilst under general anaesthetic for a treatment related to their standard of care - stool samples (to assess gut microbiome) - dietary information (food diary and/or food frequency questionnaire) to assess relationships between diet and the gut-lung axis.
Bronchial asthma may present with symptoms other than the commonly reported complaints (cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath and wheezing). Less common symptoms include chronic or recurrent productive cough, inspiratory dyspnoea or recurrent pneumonia. Children presenting with these symptoms are often diagnosed with asthma bronchiale and benefit from antiasthmatic management.
This study aims to identify whether early administration of magnesium sulfate in moderate asthma exacerbations can potentially avoid admission, decrease length of stay in the emergency department (ED), decrease length of stay (LOS) in the general hospital floor vs pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and decrease the need for respiratory support.
This observational clinical study is an evaluation of a diagnostic tool through comparison. Similar to a validation study, the output of the RESP device will be compared to physician auscultation, surrogated by having an attending pulmonologist listen to blinded recordings.
Gaining control of asthma can be especially difficult during childhood as children undergo a variety of biological, developmental, and psychosocial changes. This study was designed to evaluate the impact of a pharmacist-led patient-centered medication therapy management trial on asthma and medication adherence among children receiving budesonide at a tertiary hospital in Shaoxing, China. In this randomised controlled trial, one hundred and two children, with asthma, from 6 to 14 age, will be recruited and randomised to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will receive a pharmacist-driven discharge counseling on budesonide, an inhaled glucocorticoid, from recruitment, until 12 months. The control group will receive care as usual. The main outcomes were spirometry measurements and medication adherence estimation.