AsthmaNCT00507676
Lung Function and Structure in Healthy Infants and Infants With Recurrent Wheezing
An observational study of Asthma and Wheezing, run by Indiana University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Infants will be enrolled into this study in one of three groups. First, there will be a group of full term infants with no history of wheezing. Second, there will be a group of infants receiving a ct scan that is non-respiratory related. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 2 months to 2 years
- How many people
- 220 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Oct 2000to Dec 2007
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 2 months to 2 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Study population: We are recruiting infants with asthma and wheezing from pulmonary outpatient clinics at Riley Hospital for children. The full term healthy infants were recruited by advertisements in the local Indy's Child Magazine. These children were volunteers from Indianapolis and surrounding counties.
Who may be able to join
- For all 3 groups in the study
- Full term >37 weeks
- Group 2
- Must have a CT scan nonrespiratory related
- Group 3 a) Must have had at lease 3 episodes of wheezing
Who cannot join
- Group 1 and 2
- cardio-respiratory disease
- history of recurrent wheezing or lower respiratory infections
- Group 3 a) cardio-respiratory disease
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202
About this study
Infants will be enrolled into this study in one of three groups. First, there will be a group of full term infants with no history of wheezing. Second, there will be a group of infants receiving a ct scan that is non-respiratory related. Third, there will be a group of infants that are born full term but have a history of wheezing of at least 3 episodes. The three groups will be compared to see if there is a difference in lung function, lung structure and lung size. Besides comparing the testing results we will be evaluating environmental and inherited characteristics. There are 2 purposes of this study. The first purpose is: To determine whether asymptomatic groups of infants at high risk for wheezing (Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure, Fm Asthma, male Gender) have fixed or reversible airway narrowing. The second purpose of this study is: To determine the relative contributions of fixed and reversible airway narrowing in infants with recurrent symptomatic wheezing, and to determine whether fixed and reversible airway narrowing is related to ETS exposure, Fm Asthma, and male Gender.
Read the detailed description
Among asymptomatic healthy infants decreased airway function is found in infants exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or with history of family asthma (Fm Asthma), or male gender. These infants are at significantly greater risk of wheezing during infancy. These findings indicate that genetic and environmental factors affect the mechanical determinants of airway function and that among healthy infants variations of these mechanical determinants contribute to the increased risk of developing airway obstruction severe enough to result in clinical symptoms of wheezing. The mechanisms of reduced airway function in these at risk infants are not known. In adults reduced airway function is a result of airway narrowing, increased airway compliance, or decreased pulmonary elastic recoil. The same is thought to be true in infants. The cause of airway narrowing may be functional (reversible by bronchodilators) or structural (fixed, not reversible by bronchodilators) or have components of both. Fixed determinants of airway narrowing include small absolute airway size, thickened airway wall, decreased elastic recoil, and small airway size relative to lung volume. Reversible determinants include airway hyper-responsiveness and inflammation. Understanding the alterations of airway function that increase the risk of airway disease will be decisive in the development of strategies for the prevention and treatment of wheezing in infants and children, and hence, a reduction of morbidity and mortality.
It is not known whether infants with recurrent wheezing have persistent airway narrowing when not acutely symptomatic, and whether airway function in these infants is related to ETS exposure, Fm Asthma, and male gender. When recurrently wheezy infants are asymptomatic, airway function may be low or normal, and low airway function may be fixed or reversible with a bronchodilator. It is important to determine whether these infants have functional and structural abnormalities when they are not acutely symptomatic, and to determine how lung structure relates to lung function. Only then can we design effective therapeutic interventions for recurrently symptomatic infants, as well as, design early intervention strategies.
The Specific aims of this project are:
Specific Aim # 1: To determine whether asymptomatic groups of infants at high risk for wheezing (Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure, Fm Asthma, male Gender) have fixed or reversible airway narrowing.
Specific Aim # 2: To determine the relative contributions of fixed and reversible airway narrowing in infants with recurrent symptomatic wheezing, and to determine whether fixed and reversible airway narrowing is related to ETS exposure, Fm Asthma, and male Gender.
We propose to answer these important questions of lung function and structure in infants using state of the art methodologies
- Keywords
- Asthma, Wheezing, Infant
- Medical subject headings
- Asthma, Respiratory Sounds
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | One hundred and sixty healthy infants between 1 and 24 months of age will be evaluated. Subjects will be recruited so that there are 40 subjects within each of four subgroups: 1) Negative ETS exposure and Negative Fm Asthma, 2) Positive ETS exposure and Negative Fm Asthma, 3) Negative ETS exposure and Positive Fm Asthma and 4) Positive ETS exposure and Positive Fm Asthma. Equal numbers of males and females will be recruited. The ethnic composition will be approximately 80% Caucasian and 20% African-American in each of the four groups, which represents the distribution within the cities where infants will be evaluated. Subjects will be excluded if they were born prematurely (<37 weeks gestation), have a history of congenital cardio-respiratory disease, or have history of lower respiratory illness. | |
| Group 2 | Eighty infants between 1 and 24 months of age scheduled for CT scans of the abdomen or chest will be evaluated. Subjects will be excluded if they are born prematurely (<37 weeks gestation), have history of congenital cardio-respiratory disease, or have history of recurrent wheezing. | |
| Group 3 | Eighty infants with recurrent wheezing between 1 and 24 months of age will be evaluated when they are not acutely symptomatic for at least 3 weeks. Subjects will be recruited so that there are 20 subjects within each of four subgroups: 1) Negative ETS exposure and Negative Fm Asthma, 2) Positive ETS exposure and Negative Fm Asthma, 3) Negative ETS exposure and Positive Fm Asthma and 4) Positive ETS exposure and Positive Fm Asthma. Equal numbers of males and females will be recruited. Subjects will be excluded if they were born prematurely (<37 weeks gestation) or have history of congenital cardio -respiratory disease. |
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Jul 2007 (estimated)
- Study startOct 2000
- Primary completionDec 2007
- Study completionDec 2007
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AsthmaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Indiana UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 220 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Indiana University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Investigators
- Robert S. Tepper, MD, PhD, Principal investigator, Indiana University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00507676
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 9909-30
- Status last verified
- Jan 2011
- First submitted
- 25 Jul 2007
- Last updated
- 30 Mar 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Mar 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Lung Function and Structure in Healthy Infants and Infants With Recurrent Wheezing
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00507676
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 9909-30
- Keywords
- Asthma, Wheezing, Infant
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 220 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Indiana UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Study start
- Oct 2000
- Primary completion
- Dec 2007 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2007 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Jul 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Infants will be enrolled into this study in one of three groups. First, there will be a group of full term infants with no history of wheezing. Second, there will be a group of infants receiving a ct scan that is non-respiratory related. Third, there will be a group of infants that are born full term but have a history of wheezing of at least 3 episodes. The three groups will be compared to see if there is a difference in lung function, lung structure and lung size. Besides comparing the testing results we will be evaluating environmental and inherited characteristics. There are 2 purposes of this study. The first purpose is: To determine whether asymptomatic groups of infants at high risk for wheezing (Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure, Fm Asthma, male Gender) have fixed or reversible airway narrowing. The second purpose of this study is: To determine the relative contributions of fixed and reversible airway narrowing in infants with recurrent symptomatic wheezing, and to determine whether fixed and reversible airway narrowing is related to ETS exposure, Fm Asthma, and male Gender.
Detailed description
Among asymptomatic healthy infants decreased airway function is found in infants exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or with history of family asthma (Fm Asthma), or male gender. These infants are at significantly greater risk of wheezing during infancy. These findings indicate that genetic and environmental factors affect the mechanical determinants of airway function and that among healthy infants variations of these mechanical determinants contribute to the increased risk of developing airway obstruction severe enough to result in clinical symptoms of wheezing. The mechanisms of reduced airway function in these at risk infants are not known. In adults reduced airway function is a result of airway narrowing, increased airway compliance, or decreased pulmonary elastic recoil. The same is thought to be true in infants. The cause of airway narrowing may be functional (reversible by bronchodilators) or structural (fixed, not reversible by bronchodilators) or have components of both. Fixed determinants of airway narrowing include small absolute airway size, thickened airway wall, decreased elastic recoil, and small airway size relative to lung volume. Reversible determinants include airway hyper-responsiveness and inflammation. Understanding the alterations of airway function that increase the risk of airway disease will be decisive in the development of strategies for the prevention and treatment of wheezing in infants and children, and hence, a reduction of morbidity and mortality.
It is not known whether infants with recurrent wheezing have persistent airway narrowing when not acutely symptomatic, and whether airway function in these infants is related to ETS exposure, Fm Asthma, and male gender. When recurrently wheezy infants are asymptomatic, airway function may be low or normal, and low airway function may be fixed or reversible with a bronchodilator. It is important to determine whether these infants have functional and structural abnormalities when they are not acutely symptomatic, and to determine how lung structure relates to lung function. Only then can we design effective therapeutic interventions for recurrently symptomatic infants, as well as, design early intervention strategies.
The Specific aims of this project are:
Specific Aim # 1: To determine whether asymptomatic groups of infants at high risk for wheezing (Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure, Fm Asthma, male Gender) have fixed or reversible airway narrowing.
Specific Aim # 2: To determine the relative contributions of fixed and reversible airway narrowing in infants with recurrent symptomatic wheezing, and to determine whether fixed and reversible airway narrowing is related to ETS exposure, Fm Asthma, and male Gender.
We propose to answer these important questions of lung function and structure in infants using state of the art methodologies
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | – | –One hundred and sixty healthy infants between 1 and 24 months of age will be evaluated. Subjects will be recruited so that there are 40 subjects within each of four subgroups: 1) Negative ETS exposure and Negative Fm Asthma, 2) Positive ETS exposure and Negative Fm Asthma, 3) Negative ETS exposure and Positive Fm Asthma and 4) Positive ETS exposure and Positive Fm Asthma. Equal numbers of males and females will be recruited. The ethnic composition will be approximately 80% Caucasian and 20% African-American in each of the four groups, which represents the distribution within the cities where infants will be evaluated. Subjects will be excluded if they were born prematurely (<37 weeks gestation), have a history of congenital cardio-respiratory disease, or have history of lower respiratory illness. |
| Group 2 | – | –Eighty infants between 1 and 24 months of age scheduled for CT scans of the abdomen or chest will be evaluated. Subjects will be excluded if they are born prematurely (<37 weeks gestation), have history of congenital cardio-respiratory disease, or have history of recurrent wheezing. |
| Group 3 | – | –Eighty infants with recurrent wheezing between 1 and 24 months of age will be evaluated when they are not acutely symptomatic for at least 3 weeks. Subjects will be recruited so that there are 20 subjects within each of four subgroups: 1) Negative ETS exposure and Negative Fm Asthma, 2) Positive ETS exposure and Negative Fm Asthma, 3) Negative ETS exposure and Positive Fm Asthma and 4) Positive ETS exposure and Positive Fm Asthma. Equal numbers of males and females will be recruited. Subjects will be excluded if they were born prematurely (<37 weeks gestation) or have history of congenital cardio -respiratory disease. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 2 months to 2 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- We are recruiting infants with asthma and wheezing from pulmonary outpatient clinics at Riley Hospital for children. The full term healthy infants were recruited by advertisements in the local Indy's Child Magazine. These children were volunteers from Indianapolis and surrounding counties.
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- For all 3 groups in the study
- Group 2
- Group 3 a) Must have had at lease 3 episodes of wheezing
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Group 1 and 2
- Group 3 a) cardio-respiratory disease
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Mar 2012.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Robert S. Tepper, MD, PhD principal investigator
Indiana University
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Asthma and Wheezing, run by Indiana University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Mar 2012.