Childhood Asthma and Schooling: The Truth Unveiled

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00930826

Acronym

CAS

Enrollment

450

Registered

2009-07-02

Start date

2006-09-30

Completion date

2008-08-31

Last updated

2010-07-19

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Conditions

Bronchial Asthma

Keywords

The effect of bronchial asthma on school performance

Brief summary

Childhood Asthma and Schooling: The Truth Unveiled.

Detailed description

Children with mild persistent asthma still performed worse than normal healthy children in school. The aim of the study was to evaluate school performance of children with mild persistent asthma in comparison with normal healthy children.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 9 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of bronchial asthma * Must be able to swallow tablets

Exclusion criteria

* Steroid inhalation or ingestion

Outcome results