Genetic Risk Factors for Severe Asthma

NCT ID: NCT00090740

Last Updated: 2013-01-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-09-30

Study Completion Date

2005-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a specific genetic factor influences the severity of asthma symptoms.

Detailed Description

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Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States. It is well known that asthma susceptibility is inherited; however, it is unknown if asthma severity is heritable. Studies suggest that levels of interleukin-16 (IL-16) may influence asthma severity. This study will examine the role of differences in the control region of the IL-16 gene in a racially diverse group of asthmatics and nonasthmatics and will determine if the IL-16 gene control region is related to asthma severity.

Participants in this study will undergo lung function and blood tests; they will also complete a questionnaire about their respiratory health. Asthmatic participants will complete a severity-of-asthma questionnaire.

Conditions

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Asthma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Asthmatics

People who have asthma

No interventions assigned to this group

Controls

People who do not have asthma

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of asthma


* No diagnosis of asthma
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

44 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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George O'Connor, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Boston University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Sandford AJ, Chagani T, Zhu S, Weir TD, Bai TR, Spinelli JJ, Fitzgerald JM, Behbehani NA, Tan WC, Pare PD. Polymorphisms in the IL4, IL4RA, and FCERIB genes and asthma severity. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2000 Jul;106(1 Pt 1):135-40. doi: 10.1067/mai.2000.107926.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10887316 (View on PubMed)

Xu J, Meyers DA, Ober C, Blumenthal MN, Mellen B, Barnes KC, King RA, Lester LA, Howard TD, Solway J, Langefeld CD, Beaty TH, Rich SS, Bleecker ER, Cox NJ; Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Asthma. Genomewide screen and identification of gene-gene interactions for asthma-susceptibility loci in three U.S. populations: collaborative study on the genetics of asthma. Am J Hum Genet. 2001 Jun;68(6):1437-46. doi: 10.1086/320589. Epub 2001 May 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11349227 (View on PubMed)

Lee SY, Lee YH, Shin C, Shim JJ, Kang KH, Yoo SH, In KH. Association of asthma severity and bronchial hyperresponsiveness with a polymorphism in the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 gene. Chest. 2002 Jul;122(1):171-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.122.1.171.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12114354 (View on PubMed)

Szalai C, Kozma GT, Nagy A, Bojszko A, Krikovszky D, Szabo T, Falus A. Polymorphism in the gene regulatory region of MCP-1 is associated with asthma susceptibility and severity. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2001 Sep;108(3):375-81. doi: 10.1067/mai.2001.117930.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11544456 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DAIT P01 AI50516

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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