Gut-lung study for children with breathing problems
Part of Digestive system, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how the gut and lungs affect breathing problems in children. It compares samples from children with and without respiratory illnesses to understand why some children get sicker than others.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be under 17 years old.
- Your child cannot have taken antibiotics in the past month (unless on daily preventive antibiotics for over a month).
- Your child must not have or be at high risk for HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
- Your child should be coming to the hospital for a specific reason: asthma/wheeze (before or without biologics), a routine procedure (bronchoscopy, GI endoscopy, or orthopedic surgery), or to give a sputum sample and blood test.
- Your child cannot already be on biologic therapy for asthma (unless they are getting a bronchoscopy).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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