Creating A Risk Assessment Tool for Thunderstorm Asthma: the CARISTA Study

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Allergic Asthma Thunderstorm Asthma Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Grass Pollen Allergy Asthma Exacerbation Due to Thunderstorm Asthma Acute
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.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 70
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Diagnostic
Participants needed
530 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Melbourne · Other
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About This Trial
Thunderstorm asthma is a recurring public health emergency in South-Eastern Australia which occurs in springtime. The major identified risk factors for thunderstorm asthma is hay fever and allergy to ryegrass pollen. The goal of the CARISTA study is to identify the risk of springtime allergic and thunderstorm asthma in allergic adults living in South-Eastern Australia. To do this the investigators…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Consenting adults aged 18 to 70 years with seasonal allergic rhinitis willing to undertake: * Lung function testing * Blood sample collection for risk factor identification, -Prospectively logging their symptoms and medications through the springtime season using the CARISTA s…
Contacts

Jo A Douglass, MD

+6183444578

jdouglass@unimelb.edu.au

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Rachel Tham, PhD

+61390356053

CARISTA-Study@unimelb.edu.au

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