Evaluation of the Delay in Asthma Diagnosis in Children From the Lodz Region

NCT01084317 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: RNN/603/09/KB
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 907
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the research is to assess the duration of a delay in asthma diagnosis in children after the Program for Prevention of Allergic Diseases. Risk factors for delayed diagnosis of asthma in children will also be assessed. This study will answer the question of whether this ratio depends on the time, which indirectly proves that it can be changed by local intervention programs. Prove lasting effects of the Program may contribute to planning further local interventions focused on improving medical care for patients with bronchial asthma in the Lodz region, and reduce social costs associated with this disease.

Conditions

Bronchial Asthma

Keywords

asthma; children; delay in asthma diagnosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• duration of a delay in asthma diagnosis in children

  The duration of a delay in asthma diagnosis in children after the Program for Prevention of Allergic Diseases

  5 years

Study Arms (1)

asthmatic children

patients under 18 age, with newly diagnosed asthma

Other: medical documentation and telephone interview

Interventions

medical documentation and telephone interview OTHER

medical documentation analysis supplemented by telephone interview conducted with parents of the child

asthmatic children

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

patients under 18 age, with newly diagnosed asthma,

You may qualify if:

• patients under 18 age, with newly diagnosed asthma

You may not qualify if:

• patients under 18 age, without newly diagnosed asthma

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Lodz: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland, Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, N. Copernicus Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

Lodz, 93-513, Poland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma

Interventions

Interviews as Topic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Włodzimierz Stelmach, MD, PhD

  Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

  STUDY CHAIR

• Iwona Stelmach, MD,PhD,Prof.

  Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, N. Copernicus Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Ewa Bąk, Master of Sc

  Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD, PhD, Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2010
• First Posted: March 10, 2010
• Study Start: March 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2011
• Study Completion: February 1, 2011
• Last Updated: February 7, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-02

Locations

PL (1)