Infections in stable asthmatic patients:non invasive detectio
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Stable severe and mild asthma, respiratory tract infections.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23271
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic medical Center (AMC)
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
MILD Asthmatic patients:
1. Able to give written and dated informed consent prior to any study specific procedure
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria for all the groups are:
1. History of current alcohol or drug abuse, as judged by the investigator.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the prevalence of latent infections by non invasive assessment of induced sputum, exhaled breath condensate and nasal/throat swabs in stable asthmatic patients and controls.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To value whether the presence and types of bronchial pathogens are associated with clinical severity of asthma and to determine whether the assessment of latent infections can be reproduced after six weeks and twelve weeks from the first measurement.<br><br>