Effect of Breastfeeding on Childhood Asthma in India
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Childhood Asthma
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/10/010147
- Lead Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
who (i) aged 6-12 years (ii) were diagnosed asthmatic by a paediatrician (iii) had no other significant medical condition (iv) were on follow-up at the pediatric asthma clinic for > 1yr and (v) who were not given any supplementary feeds in the first 06 months of life, were included as Cases.
Exclusion Criteria
(i) Children aged 6-12 years (ii) who had appropriate height and weight for age and (iii) had no other significant medical conditions, were included as Controls.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method AsthmaTimepoint: age between 6-12years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Peak Expiratory Flow RateTimepoint: Peak Expiratory Flow Rate