Use of Air Purifiers to Improve Respiratory Health in Children
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children
- Registration Number
- NCT05817357
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Aged 5 to 15 years old<br><br> - Attend the asthma clinic in our hospital<br><br> - Have a confirmed physician-diagnosis of asthma from the asthma clinic<br><br> - Live in mainland England (this is due to delivery of the air purification units and<br> also associated maintenance of them)<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Nil specific other than not meeting inclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of asthma exacerbations (asthma attacks);Number of rescue oral steroid courses;Quality of life - mini paediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire score;Asthma control test score;Amount of asthma reliever medication use per week;Number of school days absent due to asthma;Number of parent/carer work days missed due to their child's asthma;Forced expired volume in one second (FEV1);Forced vital capacity (FVC);FEV1:FVC;Measurement of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO);Acceptability to children and families participating of using an air purifier in their home
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method