Status:
COMPLETED
Environmental Exposures, Genetics, and Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Pediatric Asthma
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-12 years
Brief Summary
Asthma is one of the most common childhood diseases. It is chronic and often severely disabling. The amount of nitric oxide that is exhaled while breathing increases with airway inflammation, a sympto...
Detailed Description
Nitric oxide is a naturally occurring gas that plays a role in many body functions. Levels of eNO increase with airway inflammation, a symptom of asthma. Researchers have proposed using eNO as a nonin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participated in the Cincinnati Asthma Prevention Study
- Diagnosis of asthma
- Lives with someone that smokes at least 5 cigarettes a day
Exclusion
- No additional neuromuscular or respiratory disorder that may interfere with safe participation in the parent study
- Does not have electricity
- Plans to move within 1 year of entry into the parent study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
225 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00395096
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
August 9 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229-3039