Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma
Conditions
Brief summary
This observational study aims at developing and validating a simple questionnaire to be routinely applied in the clinical practice, for the evaluation of the quality of life in children with concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis. The study consists of two phases: Phase 1: Development of the RAPP-children questionnaire starting from the validated RHINASTHMA-children questionnaire. Phase 2: Administration and validation of the RAPP-children questionnaire. 150 children with concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis will be followed-up for one month. Both at baseline and after one month, the RAPP children and several other standardized questionnaires will be administered.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 6 and 11 years * Concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis * Males and Females
Exclusion criteria
* Immunological and metabolic systemic disease * Major malformations of the upper airways * Active smoker
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RAPP-children response patterns | 1 months | Multivariate analyses of the responses to the RAPP-children questions |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C-ACT response patterns | 1 months | Frequency distributions of the responses to the C-ACT (Childhood Asthma Control Test) |
| VAS response pattern | 1 months | Frequency distribution of the response to the VAS (Visual Analog Scale) |
| Kiddy-KINDL response patterns | 1 months | Frequency distributions of the response to the Kiddy-KINDL |
| RHINASTHMA-children response patterns | 1 months | Frequency distributions of the responses to the RHINASTHMA-children |
| Pulmonary function: FVC | 1 months | Forced vital capacity |
| Pulmonary function: FEF25-75 | 1 months | Forced expiratory flow at 25-75% |
| Pulmonary function: FEV1 | 1 months | Forced expiratory volume in the first second |
Countries
Italy