Asthma clinical trials at University of California Health
20 in progress, 14 open to eligible people
Lung Function Outcomes Following Removal of Airway Mucus Plugs in Patients With Asthma (FOCUS)
open to eligible people ages 18-80
This is a single-center study that will evaluate the safety and tolerability of removal of mucus plugs by bronchoscopy in patients with asthma. This protocol will also plan for the analysis of the features of the mucus plugs removed.
at UCSF
Medication Adherence With Telehealthcare Medication Therapy Management
open to eligible people ages 12-35
Improving Medication Adherence with Telehealthcare Medication Therapy Management to Change Health Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults with Asthma (MATCH) is a multi-center, randomized parallel group study targeted to an at-risk population of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with uncontrolled asthma who have poor adherence with prescribed Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy.
at UCSF
Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, Roflumilast, and the Effects of Inhibition in Severe Asthma
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
This study evaluates the effects of roflumilast on restoring response β2 adrenoreceptor agonists in low T2, obese asthmatics. One group of participants will receive roflumilast for 3 months, while the other will receive a placebo.
at UC Davis
Preventing Asthma in High Risk Kids
open to eligible people ages 24 months to 47 months
This trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial designed to test whether two years treatment of preschool children aged 2-3 years of age at high risk for asthma with omalizumab (anti-IgE) for two years will prevent the progression to childhood asthma, as reflected by a reduction in the prevalence of active asthma in the Final 12 months during 2 year observation period off study drug.
at UCSD
Pulmonary Specialist-Health Coach Consult Model Study
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
The Pulmonary Specialist-Health Coach Consultation (PuSHCon) study examines the implementation of health coach-assisted consultations to improve access to specialist care and implementation of specialist recommendations for patients with COPD, asthma, and asthma COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) for low-income and vulnerable patients seen at public health clinics. Three hundred sixty (360) patients from ten clinics will be enrolled in the study and randomized at the individual level to receive health coaching or usual care; 180 patients will receive usual care and 180 patients will receive the PuSHCon model.
at UCSF
Simultaneously Implementing Pathways for Improving Asthma, Pneumonia, and Bronchiolitis Care for Hospitalized Children
open to eligible people ages up to 17 years
This study's objective is to identify and test pragmatic and sustainable strategies for implementing a multi-condition clinical pathway intervention for children hospitalized with asthma, pneumonia, or bronchiolitis in community hospitals. The hypothesis is that the multi-condition pathway intervention will be associated with significantly greater increases in clinicians' adoption of evidence-based practices compared to control. The study is a pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial in US community hospitals. The primary outcome will be adoption of evidence-based practices over a sustained period of 2 years. Secondary outcomes include length of hospital stay, intensive care unit transfer, and hospital readmission/emergency department revisit.
at UCSF
The Effect of NAC on Lung Function and CT Mucus Score
open to eligible people ages 18-80
This study evaluates 20% n-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the treatment of moderate-to-severe asthma that is complicated by mucus in the airway, as determined by CT imaging. The study is a crossover design, which means that half the study participants will get 20% NAC in the first 14-day treatment period and placebo in the next 14-day treatment period; and the other half will get placebo in the first 14-day treatment period and 20% NAC in the next 14-day treatment period.
at UCSF
The PrecISE research study is asking you to help us in discovering more effective ways to treat patients with severe asthma.
“Join a severe asthma study unlike any other.”
open to eligible people ages 12 years and up
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate several interventions given to participants with severe asthma. Interventions are administered in a crossover manner with 16-week treatment periods followed by 8 to 16 week washout.
at UC Davis UCSD UCSF
Benralizumab Pregnancy Exposure Study
open to eligible females
This is a prospective, observational, exposure cohort study of pregnancy and infant outcomes in women with asthma exposed to benralizumab anytime during pregnancy, or within 8 weeks prior to the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) The objective of the study is to monitor planned or unplanned pregnancies to evaluate potential teratogenic effect (birth defect) when exposed to benralizumab compared to two unexposed comparator groups. The primary outcome is major structural birth defects (abnormalities in development of structures of the body) and the secondary outcomes are preterm delivery (premature baby), small for gestational age infants (small for weight, length, and/or head circumference), spontaneous abortion (miscarriage), stillbirth (baby born without signs of life), elective termination (voluntary abortion) and small for age postnatal growth to one year of age (small for weight, length and/or head circumference). The birth prevalence or incidence of outcomes in women exposed to benralizumab, and their infants, will be compared to those observed in two unexposed comparator groups: a disease-matched comparison group of women who have not used benralizumab during pregnancy or within 8 weeks of their last menstrual period (LMP), but who have used other anti-asthmatic medications (treated disease comparison group), and a comparison group of healthy women who do not have a diagnosis of asthma, have not had exposure to a known human teratogen (substance that causes birth defect), and have not taken benralizumab in pregnancy (healthy comparison group).
at UCSD
Blood Lymphocytes in Asthmatics Treated With Therapeutic Proteins
open to eligible people ages 18-80
This is an observational, clinic-based, single center study of 120 subjects. Participants will be comprised of patients seen in the outpatient faculty practice in ambulatory care at the UCSF Parnassus campus. Study investigators will enroll 20 healthy participants with no history of lung disease, 50 asthmatics who are newly prescribed therapeutic proteins for their asthma, and 50 asthmatics already being treated with therapeutic proteins for their asthma. Participants will be seen at 1 to 3 visits and provide blood samples at each visit.
at UCSF
Impact of Metabolic Dysfunction and Mucus Plugging on Asthma Physiology
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
This is a single-center study of 80 subjects with asthma including those with obesity and metabolic dysfunction (MD), those with obesity and without metabolic dysfunction, those with severe asthma and mucus plugging and those with severe asthma and without mucus plugging. Screening data will be reviewed to determine participant eligibility. Participants who meet all inclusion criteria will participate in a cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) visit to compare lung function markers and change in oxygen saturation between obese patients with and without MD and severe asthma patients with and without mucus plugging.
at UCSF
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety Profile of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care (POPS)
open to eligible people ages 0-20
The study investigators are interested in learning more about how drugs, that are given to children by their health care provider, act in the bodies of children and young adults in hopes to find the most safe and effective dose for children. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the PK of understudied drugs currently being administered to children per SOC as prescribed by their treating provider.
at UCLA
Sorting and Expression Profiling of Airway Cells From Humans (The SEARCH Study)
open to eligible people ages 18-70
This will be a single site, mechanistic study of asthmatic subjects and healthy, non-asthmatic controls involving a baseline characterization visit and a research bronchoscopy visit. We will identify differences in airway epithelial epigenetic enhancer signatures in asthma, by analyzing freshly isolated airway epithelial cells from healthy controls and from well-characterized subjects with asthma.
at UCSF
Tissue Immune Interaction in Nasal Polyposis
open to eligible people ages 18-80
This is a cross-sectional study of up to 100 subjects who are undergoing clinically indicated sinus procedures to treat chronic rhinosinusitis. Participants will be asked to donate leftover sino-nasal secretions, sino-nasal tissue and blood as well as undergo partial characterization. As optional extensions of the main study, participants may also undergo a biopsy of extra sino-nasal tissue for additional tissue analysis and/or a more detailed characterization visit performed in the UCSF Airway Center Research Center (ACRC).
at UCSF
Asthma Digital Study
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
The Asthma Digital Study is a virtual, two-arm, randomized, controlled trial that will investigate the impact of digital tools on asthma symptom control, exacerbation frequency, healthcare utilization, and medical expenditures in adults with asthma.
at UC Irvine
Oral Bacterial Extract for the Prevention of Wheezing Lower Respiratory Tract Illness
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate if Broncho-Vaxom® given to high risk infants for 10 days, monthly, for two consecutive years can increase time to occurrence of the first episode of wheezing lower respiratory tract illness (WLRI) during a three year observation period off therapy.
at UCSF
Use of a Probiotic Supplement to Prevent Asthma in Infants
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
The goal of the study is to understand the mechanisms of how antigen presentation affects the developing immune system and subsequently affects susceptibility to, or protects against, asthma development. This randomized controlled study will test the effectiveness of daily supplementation of Lactobacillus GG for the first 6 months of life on the early immunological development of asthma.
at UCSF
Characterization of Adult Subjects for Asthmatic Research Studies
Sorry, currently not accepting new patients, but might later
This study is designed to characterize subjects in terms of the nature and severity of their asthma and in terms of conditions that may alter the clinical expression of asthma. Some features will be obtained in all subjects. These include a medical history and baseline lung function tests. This characterization forms the basis for our database that facilitates research protocols.
at UCSF
Mechanisms of Exacerbation of Asthma
Sorry, currently not accepting new patients, but might later
The purpose of this study is to identify the causes of asthma that were not previously suspected, to better understand the effects of inhaled steroids on asthma and to identify new way to treat asthma.
at UCSF
Severe Asthma Research Program
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
The mission of the SARP is to improve the understanding of severe asthma through integrated study of its clinical and biological features and to evaluate their changes over time. The ultimate goal of these efforts is to promote better treatments for severe asthma.
at UCSF
Our lead scientists for Asthma research studies include Rachel Willard-Grace, MPH Nicholas Kenyon, MD Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH John Fahy, MD, MS Nirav Bhakta, MD, PhD Praveen Akuthota Prescott Woodruff, MD, MPH Sunitha V Kaiser, MD, MSc.
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