NCT02450461

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to answer the question whether a disease-specific profile of breath in patients with asthma can be detected by an untargeted metabolomic study using exhaled breath analysis by mass spectrometry.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2015

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2015

Completed
28 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 29, 2015

Completed
22 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 21, 2015

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2016

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

August 11, 2017

Status Verified

August 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

April 29, 2015

Last Update Submit

August 9, 2017

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The primary outcome will be the asthma specific mass spectrometric profile of VOCs of exhaled breath analysis (markers of asthma in exhaled breath)

    1 day, single measurement, no follow up

Study Arms (2)

Asthma

20 patients with asthma

Other: no intervention

Controls

20 control subjects with no apparent lung disease and normal lung function testing. Matched for gender, age and smoking history.

Other: no intervention

Interventions

AsthmaControls

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Patients suffering from asthma will be included according to the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Healthy controls will be recruited from the general population by printed flyers, newspaper advertisements and personal communication.

You may qualify if:

  • Confirmed asthma. Diagnosis of asthma is made with episodic chest symptoms and a documented reversibility of at least 12% and/or 200 ml in FEV1 after 200 ug of inhaled salbutamol or airway hyperresponsiveness in the case of normal lung function testing (PC20 methacholine \< 4mg/ml) at the time of diagnosis.
  • Age between 18 and 80 years at study entry.
  • Healthy controls: never-smokers, normal spirometry (baseline FEV1 \> 85% predicted and FEV1/FVC greater than 0.7).

You may not qualify if:

  • Asthma exacerbation within the last 6 weeks, defined as worsening of asthma symptoms requiring a change in therapy by a physician or a change in regular asthma therapy (including short course of oral corticosteroids)
  • Any lung disease other than asthma.
  • Acute inflammatory disease (e.g. common cold) within the last 4 weeks.
  • Regular intake of oral steroids.
  • Active smoking habits / positive history of smoking.
  • Acute or chronic hepatic disease.
  • Renal failure or renal replacement therapy.
  • Pregnancy.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Zurich, Pulmonary Division

Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesLung Diseases, ObstructiveLung DiseasesRespiratory HypersensitivityHypersensitivity, ImmediateHypersensitivityImmune System Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE CONTROL
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 29, 2015

First Posted

May 21, 2015

Study Start

April 1, 2015

Primary Completion

June 1, 2016

Study Completion

August 1, 2017

Last Updated

August 11, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-08

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