Status:
WITHDRAWN
Oral Contraceptives and Asthma Control
Lead Sponsor:
University of Kentucky
Collaborating Sponsors:
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Conditions:
Asthma
Regulatory T Cell Function
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Brief Summary
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways affecting approximately 15 million individuals in the U.S. The rate of asthma exacerbations among women is twice that of men after adolescence,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Asthmatic
- Female
- Aged 18-45
- User of combination oral contraceptive pills OR non-user of any hormonal contraception
Exclusion
- Smoker
- Other underlying lung disease (i.e., emphysema, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer)
- User of oral contraceptives that are not combination (estrogen + progesterone) pills
- User of non-oral hormonal contraception
- Have been treated in the prior 4 weeks with oral steroids
- Have had a respiratory infection in the prior 4 weeks
- Asthma under poor control at study entry
- Presence of severe asthma
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00662051
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
October 1 2010
Last Update
August 9 2013
Active Locations (1)
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536