Occupation and Asthma in an Urban Low Income Population

NCT00014820 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 7953R01HL062621
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 800
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To study work-related asthma in a low-income, urban population.

Conditions

Asthma; Lung Diseases

Study Arms (3)

Patients with a diagnosis of asthma (new) (Cases)

Patients with a physician diagnosis of asthma during the 7.5 years being studied who were working at the time of diagnosis, as determined by patient interviews.

Patients with a diagnosis other than asthma (Controls)

Patients (age-matched to a case patient) with a physician diagnosis other than asthma who were working at the time of diagnosis.

Patients with a diagnosis of asthma (previous)

Patients with a physician diagnosis of asthma prior to the 7.5 years being studied

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients at Bellevue Hospital who were given a diagnosis between the dates of 1/1/1996 and 6/30/2003.

You may not qualify if:

• Subject unwilling to be interviewed or does not give informed consent
• For nonsmokers, age under 18 or over 65. For smokers, age under 18 or over 45
• For cases, asthma diagnosis (at Bellevue or elsewhere) prior to beginning of study period. For controls, asthma diagnosis ever.
• Unemployed at case onset age
• Fee-coded as Medicaid for all visits during study period
• Fluency in either English or Spanish inadequate to communicate clearly with interviewer, or need for interpreter in language other than Spanish noted in chart
• Medical records not HIV disease, STD, addiction-related diagnosis, or other "sensitive" diagnosis (to avoid problems of confidentiality)
• Clear understanding of what is being asked is lacking, in judgement of interviewer
• Responses to initial interview questions appear grossly unreliable, in the judgement of the interviewer
• Prisoners

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NYU Langone Health: lead
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma; Lung Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• George Friedman-Jimenez

  NYU Langone Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 11, 2001
• First Posted: April 12, 2001
• Study Start: March 1, 2001
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2005
• Study Completion: February 1, 2005
• Last Updated: December 18, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12