Asthma in the Delta Region of Arkansas: Characterization of Disease and Impact of Environmental Factors

Completed

Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

The purpose of the study is to evaluate asthma and examine the homes of children with asthma living in rural areas of the state. This study is being done to give investigators more information about the presence of allergens and endotoxin in the homes of children with asthma living in the delta region of Arkansas.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00590304

Run by

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

People needed

116

Starts

2006-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-12

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English speaking participants aged 4-17 years from four rural schools with physician diagnosed asthma or symptoms of asthma in the previous 12 months (coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath) (per parental or legal guardian report) and current taking prescribed medications for asthma such as inhalers, syrup or breathing machine.

You may not qualify if…

• Children with significant underlying respiratory disease other than asthma (such as cystic fibrosis) or significant co-morbid conditions such as severe developmental delay or cerebral palsy will be excluded from the study.

Where it is running

• Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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