Cohort Study of the Patterns of Microvesicles in the Serum of Participants With Atopic and Non-atopic Asthma

Completed

Conditions studied: Asthma, Allergies

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if a simple blood test can help in disease management, particularly asthma. This will be researched by looking at certain features of the blood and to compare asthmatics without allergies to those that have allergy-induced asthma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00700726

Run by

Ohio State University

People needed

26

Starts

2008-06-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• be between the ages of 18 and 50.
• have diagnosed asthma.
• must have less "one pack per day for 10 years" smoking history

You may not qualify if…

• You have had a fever of 100.4º within 24 hours of Visit 2.
• You are enrolled in another interventional research trial.
• Have other major chronic illnesses that would interfere with participation in the study.
• You are pregnant.
• You chronically use oral corticosteroids.
• You have taken anti-coagulants, insulin, and any investigative drugs within 2 months.
• You have the inability or unwillingness to provide consent.
• Inability to perform aerobic exercise.
• Inability to perform baseline measurements.
• Less than 80% completion of screening period diaries.
• Inability to be contacted by telephone.
• Intention to move out of the area within 6 months.

Where it is running

• The Ohio State Univeristy Medical Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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