Antioxidant Therapy in Lean and Obese Asthmatics

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

This project will assess the effectiveness of antioxidant supplementation with common vitamins A, C, E and selenium in controlling asthma symptoms among lean and obese asthmatics. This project may improve our ability to treat asthma and our understanding of the link between nutritional antioxidants and asthma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01317563

Run by

Nemours Children's Clinic

People needed

43

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2016-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-22

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 12-25,
• physician-diagnosed persistent asthma on daily controller therapy,
• FEV1% >= 60% predicted,
• Lung responsiveness (>= 12% BD reversibility or PC20 MCT <= 16mg/ml)

You may not qualify if…

• taking daily MVI,
• chronic oral steroid therapy,
• BMI<20th percentile,
• smoking history,
• pregnancy,
• milk allergy,
• celiac disease

Where it is running

• Nemours Children's Clinic — Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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