Active clinical trials for "Asthma"

The investigators will find out if bronchial thermoplasty shows efficacy in reducing acute exacerbation and improving quality of life for uncontrolled asthma in Korea through this research. US FDA approved this procedure and CE mark was taken in Europe. Many procedure was performed in Western countries. Korean FDA have approved this procedure in 2013. However, no procedure was performed in Korea, and the data is rare in Asian countries. In this study, investigators will examine the efficacy of this procedure in Korean asthmatics.

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty in a severe asthmatic population with frequent exacerbations. This will be a single center randomized and controlled study. Thirty subjects with severe asthma (Gina 4 and 5) with frequent severe exacerbations (four or more bursts of systemic corticosteroids >3 days each in the previous year) will be randomized 1:1 to either the thermoplasty group (bronchial thermoplasty and medical management) or control group (medical management only).

This study aims to observe the therapeutic effect of Su-Huang antitussive capsule on cough variant asthma. The investigators hypothesize: Cough score and cough reflex sensitivity will be improved after treatment with Su-Huang antitussive capsule.

Asthma, the airway inflammatory disorder, is an important chronic disease in children. About 10~15% children are bothered with this. Allergens, such as house-dust mites (HDM), animal dander (i.e. cats and dogs), and seasonal pollens, are often implicated as causative and triggering factors of respiratory attacks in children with asthma. Among them, mites are the most common indoor allergen associated with asthma worldwide. It appears that SLIT is somewhat effective and safe. However, on the current evidence, further studies are needed to define the indications, the duration of treatment and therapeutic optimal dose of standardized allergen extracts in relation to efficacy and side effects before it is recommended for routine clinical use. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects and safety of StaloralTM, the standardized extracts of D. pt. and D. f., in asthmatic children allergic to HDM.

Project ASTHMA is a school-based health center intervention program that institutes guideline-based chronic asthma care and provides supervised administration with daily preventive asthma medications to improve asthma symptoms and lung function, reduce emergency visits, and decrease missed days of school among children from communities with health disparities.

This randomized, single-dose, double-blind, double-dummy, four-period, four-sequence, four-treatment, placebo and active controlled, comparative, multiple-center, crossover-design bronchoprovocation study has been designed to evaluate the pharmacodynamic equivalence of albuterol sulfate HFA inhalation aerosol, eq 90 mcg base (Amneal Ireland Limited) to PROAIR® HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol, eq 90 mcg base (Teva Respiratory, LLC) in patients with stable mild asthma.

The overall aim of this study is to determine if face masks that can warm and humidify air can improve overall asthma control and markers of airway health during exercise in cold dry environments. We will investigate the potential protective benefits of the face masks against exercise induced asthma during 1) a "one-off" bout of exercise in a cold dry environment and 2) over the course of a four week period, exercising three times per week in a cold dry environment.

Patients with persistent asthma have different inflammatory phenotypes. The electronic nose is a new technology capable of distinguishing volatile organic compound breath-prints in exhaled breath among different pulmonary diseases. Question of the study. Is the electronic nose breath-print analysis able to discriminate among different inflammatory asthma phenotypes?

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of magnesium sulfate nebulization in patient with moderate to severe asthma exacerbation in pediatric emergency.

We assume that the combination of systemic steroids and inhaled steroid in the first hour of treatment in the ER will decrease the admission rate and improve faster the pulmonary function. 120 patients refferd to the ER due to asthma attack aged 18-60 with PFR < 60% 0o predicted will participate in the study after giving informed consent. The usual treatment in the ER is inhalation of Beta 2 short acting and I.V solumedrol 120 mg . The study group will recieve in addition 3 inhalation of Budesonide 1000 microgram each during the first hour. The controlled group will recieve Nacl 0.9% PFR will be followed 0 30 60 120 min.