Status:

RECRUITING

PREcision Medicine Directed Corticosteroids In Children With preSchool Wheeze

Lead Sponsor:

Queen's University, Belfast

Collaborating Sponsors:

Asthma UK

Pediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI)

Conditions:

Wheezing

Eligibility:

All Genders

24-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Young children frequently attend the emergency department (ED) with wheeze which is usually triggered by a virus infection, such as the common cold. Wheeze can be treated with inhaled medications and ...

Detailed Description

PRECISE will be a feasibility study; conducted as a single-centre, prospective, randomised open-label study. Participants will be screened by the clinical team from attendances to the local Emergency ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 24-60 months (infants from 24 months +0 days to 60 months + 0 days inclusive)
  • Clinical diagnosis of acute wheeze
  • Clinical uncertainty regarding the benefit of OCS as part of patient's standard care

Exclusion

  • Signs and symptoms of severe or life-threatening wheeze
  • Patients presenting with wheeze suspicious for a non - respiratory cause
  • Clinical evidence of shock or bacterial sepsis
  • Past history of severe or life-threatening asthma or history of previous PICU admission with acute wheeze
  • History of preterm birth (before 36+0 weeks gestation)
  • Known immunodeficiency/ongoing immunosuppressive therapy
  • Contraindication to oral corticosteroids
  • Previously enrolled in the PRECISE Study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 4 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 3 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06580600

Start Date

November 4 2024

End Date

December 3 2025

Last Update

March 21 2025

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Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children

Belfast, NI, United Kingdom, BT12 6BA