chronic cough
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Group(a) Patients with asthmatic cough lasting for 8 weeks or more despite receving adequate therapies Group(b) Patients with asthmatic cough whose cough is well-controlled Group(c) Patients with non-asthmatic cough lasting for 8 weeks or more despite receving specific therapies Group(d) Controll subjects
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: If patients meet the following criteria, they are excluded. Patients who have other respiratory disease such as tuberculosis and lung cancer currently smoke, had smoking history with 10 pack-years or more, or had quitted smoking within 6 months prior to the enrollment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Elevated levels of H2S would associate with the pathophysiology of chronic cough refractory to specific treatments | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagoya City University Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology