Screening Scottish Swimmers for Asthma and Rhinitis

Completed

• Conditions: Rhinitis; Asthma
• Interventions: Other: no intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00831428
• Lead Sponsor: Brian J Lipworth

Brief Summary

The Scottish National and District swimming teams will be screened for asthma and rhinitis using both mannitol challenge and sport-based exercise challenge.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-01-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2009-01-29
• Study Start: 2009-02
• Primary Completion: 2009-05
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Results First Submitted: 2011-08-11
• Results First Submitted QC: 2011-08-11
• Results First Posted: 2011-09-23
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 97

Inclusion Criteria

• member of the Scottish national and district swimming team
• informed consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant
• concomitant use of medicines (prescribed, over-the-counter or herbal) that may interfere with the trial.
• any clinically significant medical condition, as deemed by the clinical investigators, which may endanger the health of the participant or jeopardise the protocol.
• inability to comply with the protocol.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Scottish swimming team	no intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tidal Nitric Oxide	This test will be performed prior to entering the pool, and on exiting the pool

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mannitol Challenge	This test will be performed once on a district and once on a national squad training day
Sport-based Challenge	This test will be performed once on a district and once on a national squad training day
Skin Prick Test	This test will be performed once on a district and once on a national squad training day
Mini Nasal Lavage	This test will be performed prior to entering the pool, and on exiting the pool
Nasal Nitric Oxide	This test will be performed prior to entering the pool, and on exiting the pool

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The national swimming academy in Stirling; 🇬🇧 Stirling, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom