Prevalence of Asthma and Allergies Among Children in UAE

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

3737 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-04-30

Study Completion Date

2019-06-26

Brief Summary

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Multicenter, cross-sectional study to recruit a random sample of 6000 children via school class registers: 3000 children aged 13-14 years and 3000 children aged 6-7 years.

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Detailed Description

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Multicenter, cross-sectional study to recruit a random sample of 6000 children via school class registers: 3000 children aged 13-14 years and 3000 children aged 6-7 years.Standard ISAAC core questions for wheezing, rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis will be used. The ISAAC questionnaire has been validated by the World Health Organization and translated into many languages, and used in many countries. In this study, the Arabic and English version will be used. In addition, questions regarding exposure to Arabian incense "Bokhor" and smoking questions of the environmental questionnaire will be included.

ISAAC Questionnaires

1. Core questionnaire on wheezing.
2. Core questionnaire on rhinitis.
3. Core questionnaire on atopic dermatitis.
4. Smoking questions of the environmental questionnaire.
5. Video questionnaire on wheezing (only for 13-14 years age group, if applicable)

Conditions

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Asthma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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13-14 years age group

Children with age 13-14 years at the time of questionnaires completion, and residing in Dubai and the Northern Emirates of UAE.

Study questionnaires

Intervention Type OTHER

Completion of the International study of Asthma and Allergies in Children(ISAAC)core questionnaires:

1. Core questionnaire on wheezing.
2. Core questionnaire on rhinitis.
3. Core questionnaire on atopic dermatitis.

6-7 years age goup

Children with age 6-7 years at the time of questionnaires completion, and residing in Dubai and the Northern Emirates of UAE.

Study questionnaires

Intervention Type OTHER

Completion of the International study of Asthma and Allergies in Children(ISAAC)core questionnaires:

1. Core questionnaire on wheezing.
2. Core questionnaire on rhinitis.
3. Core questionnaire on atopic dermatitis.

Interventions

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Study questionnaires

Completion of the International study of Asthma and Allergies in Children(ISAAC)core questionnaires:

1. Core questionnaire on wheezing.
2. Core questionnaire on rhinitis.
3. Core questionnaire on atopic dermatitis.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children with age 6 to 7 years or with age 13 to 14 years at the time of questionnaires completion, and residing in Dubai and the Northern Emirates of UAE.
* Children aged 6 to 7 years or 13 to14 years, whose legal guardians give their consent.
* Able to give assent in the 13 to 14 years group.
* Able to comprehend and answer the questionnaire themselves in the 13 to 14 years group.

Exclusion Criteria

* Aged 13 to 14 years and unable to answer the questionnaire due to physical or mental disability.
* Parent or legal guardian refuses sign and return consent for the 6 to 7 years group and the 13 to 14 years group.

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No