Mold Sensitization Associated Severe Asthma Exacerbation

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma
• Interventions: Other: Skin test

• Registration Number: NCT03690349
• Lead Sponsor: Mahidol University

Brief Summary

Mold sensitization is associated with severe asthma exacerbation.

Detailed Description

Mold sensitization has been reported to be one of the factors that is associated with severe asthma exacerbation (SAE). The objective is to identify the factors that are associated with SAE in asthmatic children particularly mold sensitization.

Basic Information
|
Recruitment & Eligibility
|
Study & Design

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-04-30
• Study Completion: 2018-09-23
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-27
• Study First Posted: 2018-10-01
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-13
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 102

Inclusion Criteria

• Asthmatic children aged 1-15 years old from Pediatric Allergy and Immunology division with hospitalized due to severe asthma exacerbation in a preceding year and without severe asthma exacerbation in a preceding year

Read More

Exclusion Criteria

• Other serious systemic diseases, pregnant, lactation

Read More

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
skin test in outpatient	Skin test	Skin test in asthmatic children without severe asthma exacerbation in a preceding year
Skin test in severe asthma exacerbation	Skin test	Skin test in asthmatic children hospitalized due to severe asthma exacerbation in a preceding year

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Association between mold sensitization and severe asthma exacerbation	1 year	Compare mean wheal diameter (mm.) of skin prick test of mold allergen extracts between the group with severe asthma exacerbation and the group without severe asthma exacerbation