Neural Mechanisms in Asthma
Completed
Conditions studied: Asthma
In brief
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects nearly 13% of adults in the U.S., causing substantial impairment that is reflected in the tens of millions of missed days of work, and doctors' and emergency room visits it leads to annually. Those who have asthma are twice as likely to develop depression and anxiety, which are associated with more frequent and severe asthma symptoms, especially in those under chronic stress. The project proposed here seeks to understand the role of the brain in these associations and to evaluate the neural mechanisms through which a safe, low-cost intervention, that influences the function of body via the mind, may diminish the expression of asthma symptoms.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01155843
- Run by
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- People needed
- 31
- Starts
- 2011-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-10-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Asthmatics:
- Physician diagnosed asthma with previous use of asthma medication
- Controls:
- negative skin-prick test to cat dander or house dust mite and have no history of asthma
- Chronic Stress:
- score 3 or above on any subscale of the UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) chronic stress interview
- No chronic stress:
- score 1.5 or below on all subscales of the UCLA chronic stress interview
You may not qualify if…
- Individuals with severe asthma, or those whom currently require the use of corticosteroids
- Individuals with significant medical problems
- Individuals who smoke cigarettes
- Individuals a previous adverse reaction to corticosteroids, a recent (< 1 month) viral illness, a history of severe asthma or anaphylaxis.
- Breastfeeding women or women who are, suspect they might be or are trying to become pregnant
Where it is running
- University of Wisconsin-Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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