No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
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At a Glance
Age
6 – 17
Sex
Any
Study type
Observational
Participants needed
310 (estimated)
Sponsor
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · NIH
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for children and teenagers aged 6-17, some with asthma and some without. Participants will be monitored over a year while reporting on their cold symptoms and visiting the clinic at scheduled times.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
I am aged 6-17 years old.
I live in a pre-selected area or have public insurance.
I have been diagnosed with asthma over a year ago or never diagnosed.
I need daily controller therapy for asthma or haven't used asthma meds in the past year.
I can perform spirometry tests as required.
I have medical insurance with prescription coverage.
I have a smartphone and can download the study app.
You may not be able to join if
I cannot provide written consent.
I have serious medical problems needing corticosteroids.
I am currently receiving treatment with immunotherapy or biologics.
I am pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the study.
I have a serious lung condition other than asthma.
I have current cancer or had it less than a year ago.
I have a known immunodeficiency disease.
I have had a life-threatening asthma attack in the last 2 years.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can
confirm whether you qualify.
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This is a one-year longitudinal, observational study of 250 urban children and adolescents with asthma and 60 without asthma, ages 6-17 years old.
Participants with asthma will require daily controller therapy with inhaled corticosteroids ICS (at least Step 2 therapy). Those without asthma cannot have used asthma medications in the year prior to enrollment and cannot demonstrate bronchodilator re…
This is a one-year longitudinal, observational study of 250 urban children and adolescents with asthma and 60 without asthma, ages 6-17 years old.
Participants with asthma will require daily controller therapy with inhaled corticosteroids ICS (at least Step 2 therapy). Those without asthma cannot have used asthma medications in the year prior to enrollment and cannot demonstrate bronchodilator reversibility at baseline. Phenotypic characteristics will be established at baseline, and the participants will be seen at scheduled visits over 12 months. Each participant will be asked to monitor and self-report cold symptoms and will be asked to complete up to three cold visits
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Participant and/or parent guardian must be able to understand and provide informed consent and assent
2. Have a primary place of residence in one of the pre-selected recruitment census tracts as outlined in the Protocol CAUSE-03 Manual of Operations (MOP)
a. Participants …
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Participant and/or parent guardian must be able to understand and provide informed consent and assent
2. Have a primary place of residence in one of the pre-selected recruitment census tracts as outlined in the Protocol CAUSE-03 Manual of Operations (MOP)
a. Participants who do not live in the pre-selected census tracts but live within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defined Metropolitan Statistical Area and have publicly funded health insurance will qualify for inclusion
3. Either:
1. Have had a diagnosis of asthma made \> 1 year prior to recruitment; participants who received an asthma diagnosis by a clinician \<= 1 year prior to recruitment must report that their respiratory symptoms were present for more than 1 year prior to recruitment (asthma group), or
2. No report of ever being diagnosed with asthma (non-asthma group)
4. Either:
1. Require at least Step 2 therapy at the Screening/Enrollment Visit (asthma group), or
2. Have not used any asthma medications in the prior year (non-asthma group)
5. Are able to perform acceptable and repeatable spirometry per American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria prior to enrollment
6. Have documentation of current medical insurance with prescription coverage at the Screening/Enrollment Visit
7. Participant and/or parent guardian has a smartphone compatible with the study electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) system, Medidata Patient Cloud, and is willing to download one application for study use
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Parent or guardian is not able or willing to give written informed consent or comply with study protocol
2. Have concurrent medical problems that would require systemic corticosteroids or other immunomodulators during the study
3. Are currently receiving immunotherapy
4. Are currently receiving treatment with a biologic therapy or have received a biologic therapy within 3 months prior to enrollment
5. Are currently requiring greater than fluticasone 500 mcg bid plus Long-Acting Beta Agonists (LABA) one puff twice daily or its equivalent plus Long Acting Muscarinic Antagonists (LAMA) and/or individuals using oral corticosteroids daily or every other day for more than 14 days at the time of the Screening/Enrollment Visit
6. Are currently pregnant or lactating, or plan to become pregnant during the time of study participation. Females of child-bearing potential (post-menarche) must be abstinent or use a medically acceptable birth control method throughout the study (i.e., oral subcutaneous, mechanical, or surgical contraception)
7. Have a known, pre-existing clinically important lung condition other than asthma.
8. Have a current malignancy or previous history of cancer in remission for less than 12 months prior to enrollment
9. Have a known immunodeficiency disease
10. Use of investigational drugs within 4 weeks of enrollment
11. Have past or current medical problems or findings from physical examination or laboratory testing that are not listed above, which, in the opinion of the site investigator, may pose additional risks from participation in the study, may interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study requirements or that may impact the quality or interpretation of the data obtained from the study
12. If in the asthma group, will not allow the study clinician, an asthma specialist, to manage their disease for the duration of the study or who are not willing to change their asthma medications to follow Protocol CAUSE-03 CHEETAH
13. If in the non-asthma group, having bronchodilator reversibility (improvement in Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) with albuterol \> = 10%) at the Screening/Enrollment visit
14. Have had a life-threatening asthma exacerbation in the last 2 years requiring intubation, mechanical ventilation or resulting in a hypoxic seizure. Potential participants may be reassessed as outlined in the Protocol CAUSE-03 Manual of Procedures (MOP)
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