Testing new ways to diagnose asthma and COPD in primary care
Part of Immune system & allergy, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study compares simple breathing tests (oscillometry and FeNO) used by your primary care doctor against a specialist's diagnosis to see if they can accurately tell if you have asthma or COPD. If you have symptoms like wheezing, cough, or shortness of breath but haven't been diagnosed yet, this trial may help improve how these conditions are found.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be an adult (at least 18 for asthma, at least 40 for COPD).
- You have symptoms like wheezing, cough, chest tightness, or shortness of breath, but no official diagnosis of asthma or COPD.
- You have not used inhaled steroids in the past 6 months or oral steroids in the past 3 months.
- You do not have other lung diseases (like lung cancer, pneumonia, active tuberculosis, or scarring) or recent chest surgery.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you are willing to follow study procedures.
- You are not allergic to the bronchodilator used in the breathing tests.
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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