Condition: COPD
Intervention: Other: No intervention
Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Recruiting – verified August 2016
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Condition: COPD
Intervention: Other: No intervention
Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Recruiting – verified August 2016
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Objective measurement of frequency and pattern of nocturnal cough in children with asthma exacerbation.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016 Jun 30;
Authors: Hirai K, Enseki M, Tabata H, Nukaga M, Matsuda S, Kato M, Furuya H, Mochizuki H
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although a number of patients with asthma report experiencing persistent cough during sleep, it has not yet been objectively investigated.
OBJECTIVE: To classify cough severity and evaluate a characteristic pattern of cough frequency in children with asthma using an objective cough monitoring system.
METHODS: An objective cough monitoring system that specialized in children was used to measure cough frequency and nocturnal cough patterns. Coughs were recorded with microphone and accelerometer and analyzed using a customized software program. The number of nocturnal coughs and the pattern of cough frequency in 30-minute intervals were measured along with the severity of each asthma exacerbation, and the results were compared with children without asthma.
RESULTS: The total overnight cough count of 34 children with asthma was higher than that of 15 children without asthma (P < .001). The total overnight cough count in children with severe asthma exacerbation was higher than that in children with moderate asthma exacerbation (P < .05). The cough counts were significantly increased at the time of falling asleep and waking. This pattern was not observed in children without asthma. The total cough counts and cough patterns in children with asthma were not affected by sex, age, cause of asthma exacerbation, or therapy.
CONCLUSION: Our data indicate huge cough counts and characteristic nocturnal cough patterns in children with asthma. Objective and precise cough monitoring is useful for the management of childhood asthma.
PMID: 27372657 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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Written asthma action plans reduce short-term exacerbation incidence
Healio BALTIMORE — Patients with written asthma action plans had a decreased risk for recurring exacerbations within 1 year of plan distribution, according to study findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. |
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Condition: Education, Medical
Interventions: Other: Variation of scenarios; Other: Repeated scenarios
Sponsor: Departement de simulation en Santé de l’Université Paris Descartes
Not yet recruiting – verified April 2016
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HDM SLIT tablet can reduce risk of moderate or severe asthma exacerbation
News-Medical.net The addition of a house dust mite (HDM) sublingual allergen immunotherapy (SLIT) tablet to maintenance medications improved time to first moderate or severe asthma exacerbation during a period of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) reduction among adults with … House dust mite immunotherapy in adults with allergic asthma |
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Circulating angiopoietin may predict asthma exacerbation
Healio “In addition, although plasma [angiopoietin 1] levels tended to be lower in patients with exacerbated asthma, [angiopoietin 2] levels were significantly higher in those with exacerbated asthma, suggesting that circulating angiopoietins could be a … |
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Asthma exacerbation within 1 year predicts future exacerbation in children adults
Healio “Because most patients with asthma in the United States do not have well-controlled asthma, identification of risk factors for asthma exacerbations in this population has the potential to guide treatment decisions and decrease asthma morbidity and … |
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Use capnography as a primary assessment tool for asthma and COPD exacerbation
EMS1.com Asthma, bronchiectasis, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and cystic fibrosis all fall within the obstructive lung disease spectrum. Of these, asthma is the most common chronic disease among children, and asthma affects nearly 235 million people of all … |
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Omalizumab reduces exacerbation rate in children with asthma
Healio Teach and colleagues conducted a double blind, double placebo-controlled study of 478 children with asthma aged 6 to 17 years old who lived in the inner city. Study participants — all of whom had a recent asthma exacerbation — were randomly assigned … |
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: Nebulized Magnesium Sulfate; Drug: Nebulized isotonic saline; Drug: Nebulized Salbutamol; Drug: Ipratropium bromide; Drug: Methylprednisolone or Prednisolone
Sponsor: Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad
Recruiting – verified October 2015
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