Allergens in Inner-City Schools and Childhood Asthma
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Asthma |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 4 - 15 |
| Updated: | 11/8/2014 |
| Start Date: | March 2008 |
| End Date: | December 2014 |
| Contact: | Wanda Phipatanakul, MD, MS |
| Email: | wanda.phipatanakul@childrens.harvard.edu |
| Phone: | 857-218-5336 |
Asthma is a disease that affects more than 12% of Americans under the age of 18 for over 14
million missed school days per year, and is the number one cause of school absences in
America. Elementary school children spend 6 to 10 hours a day in school, and most of that
time is spent in one classroom. The goals of this project are to provide an understanding of
exposure risk factors specific to the classroom. This is critical, because the classroom
environment could potentially be considered as an effective target for prevention of
inner-city asthma morbidity by reducing exposures to many symptomatic children through an
intervention in the school classrooms.
million missed school days per year, and is the number one cause of school absences in
America. Elementary school children spend 6 to 10 hours a day in school, and most of that
time is spent in one classroom. The goals of this project are to provide an understanding of
exposure risk factors specific to the classroom. This is critical, because the classroom
environment could potentially be considered as an effective target for prevention of
inner-city asthma morbidity by reducing exposures to many symptomatic children through an
intervention in the school classrooms.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Grades K-8 the school year following spring recruitment (Ages 5-15)
- Attend one of the schools in the fall where permission obtained for classroom
sampling.
- Able to provide assent and parent/guardian able to provide informed consent
Physician-Diagnosed asthma AND Wheezing in the previous 12 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant pulmonary diseases other than asthma that might influence test results or
pose risks (e.g., cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, bronchiectasis)
- Cardiovascular disease that requires daily medication
- Taking a beta blocker
- Active smoker
- Unable to follow through with study visit or complete study procedures
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