Clinical trial NCT00575445: The Use of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Conjunction With the Asthma Control Test to Determine Asthma Control in Pediatric Patients
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Conditions: Asthma
Lead sponsor: Akron Children's Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2007-12-18
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Pediatric pulmonary clinic

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) levels will be increased in pediatric patients with uncontrolled asthma as determined by the Asthma Control Test (ACT). During the study the investigators will also examine if the combination of eNO and ACT will better predict asthma control that either tool alone when compared to a medical provider's assessment of the patient's asthma control.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Clinical diagnosis of asthma by pediatric pulmonologist
* Age 6-18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age \<6 years or \>18 years
* history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
* history of cystic fibrosis
* history of primary ciliary dyskinesia
* current acute asthma exacerbation
* current acute viral upper respiratory infection
* recent ingestion of nitrate-rich foods

Primary outcomes:
measure: Exhaled nitric oxide level
timeFrame: One office visit
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Akron
country: United States
facility: Akron Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
Study officials:
affiliation: Pediatric resident at Akron Children's Hospital
name: Tiffany L Turner, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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