asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Advisory intervention on reducing exposure to:
Allergen exposure (house dust mite, cat and dog allergens)
Food allergens by exclusively breastfeeding for a period of 6 months or if not possible feeding the child with hypo-allergenic formula, introducing solids until 6 months
Environmental tobacco smoke (parents stop smoking).
Control group: usual care.
Sponsors
NAF (Dutch asthma foundation, sponsor)
ZONmw (zorg onderzoek Nederland, sponsor)
Maastricht University, initiator
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: General practitioners, midwives and gynaecologists were instructed to check the inclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women <7months gestational age; 2. Unborn child at high risk of developing asthma on grounds of familial predisposition first degree; 3. Living in study region.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Major language problem; 2. Intrauterine or neonatal death; 3. Moving outside The Netherlands; 4. Severe illness/malformation child.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current Asthma 6 yrs as measured in lung function laboratory combined with asthma complaints as registered by General Practitioner and/or parents (questionnaires). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Asthma diagnosis by General Practitioner; asthma symptoms 0-6yrs (questionnaires); asthma symptoms 0-6 yrs (General practitioner); hospital admission for asthma symptoms; allergy (as registered by parents, general practitioner, IgE measurements project). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactTanja Maas
University Maastricht (UM), Department of General Practice, P.O. Box 616
Outcome results
None listed