Validity of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Impulse Oscillometry in Patients With Cough Variant Asthma
Cough Variant Asthma
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Cough Variant Asthma focused on measuring cough variant asthma, chronic cough, fractional exhaled nitric oxide, impulse oscillometry, forced mid-expiratory flow
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
age 18-65 years old. Cough as the sole or predominant symptom lasting for at least 8 weeks, with no radiographic evidence of lung diseases.
Exclusion Criteria:
treatment of any oral corticosteroid in the last 4 weeks, and respiratory tract infection within 8 weeks.
smoking (min. 6 months) had asthma or other lung diseases, including obliterative bronchiolitis, bronchiectasis,and cystic fibrosis.
Sites / Locations
- Huapeng Yu
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Asthma group
Patients with chronic nonproductive cough for more than 8 weeks based on physician's opinion will be subjected to FeNO, impulse oscillometry(IOS) and pulmonary function. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves to evaluate the clinical value of FeNO and small airways indices in CVA diagnosis. The optimal cutoff point for the level of FeNO and IOS is also determined.