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Asthma Severity in Children and Environmental Agents

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified August 2002 by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00042705
First received: August 5, 2002
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: August 2002
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study measures residential exposures (indoor allergens, mold, nitrogen dioxide, nicotine) and relates exposure levels to daily symptoms (wheeze, persistent cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath) and medication use, in a population of children with physician diagnosed asthma, followed for 12 months.


Condition
Asthma

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Defined Population
Observational Model: Natural History
Time Perspective: Longitudinal
Time Perspective: Prospective

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):

Study Start Date: May 2000
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   5 Years to 11 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria
  • Siblings of a birth cohort recruited 1997-1999
  • Age less than 11 years
  • Physician diagnosed asthma
  • Active symptoms (wheeze, persistent cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath) or medication use in the 12 months prior to enrollment.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00042705

Locations
United States, Connecticut
Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric & Environmental Epidemiology Recruiting
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510
Contact: Kathleen Belanger, PhD     203-764-9375     kathleen.belanger    
Principal Investigator: Brian Leaderer, PhD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00042705     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 5410-CP-001
Study First Received: August 5, 2002
Last Updated: June 23, 2005
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):
asthma
indoor allergens

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Asthma
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
 Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Hypersensitivity
Immune System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013