Asthma Paid Clinical Trials in Colorado

The objective of this pilot study is to determine whether obesity and metabolic syndrome are in fact synergistic in relation to airway nitric oxide (NO) biology. To do so, the investigators want to determine how obesity and the metabolic syndrome relate to metabolism in bronchial airway epithelial cells and the nasal epithelium. Read Less

This is a prospective, observational study to investigate the agreement of the Leo device signal derivation with gold standard asthmatic testing in recently exacerbated asthmatic children. This study is designed for engineering validation of a wireless, wearable device (Leo) for assessing clinical control of children recovering from acute respiratory event such as asthma attack. The Leo device will monitor chest impedance, ECG and body position to calculate parameters such as respiration rate, heart rate, lung volume, tidal breathing flow and volume curves, and body position. These parameters will then be used to train and algorithm to assess clinical control of asthma. Read Less

Develop new real-world evidence indicators of worsening and improving asthma. Scientists will measure (1) steps per day, (2) duration and intensity of exercise per day, (3) sleep duration and the number of awakenings per night using Fitbit activity trackers. Scientists will measure asthma symptoms using a once-monthly custom survey delivered to participant smartphones via Twilio. Scientists may measure rescue medication use and adherence to maintenance medications using digital inhaler devices. Scientists will correlate the above measures to participant-reported significant asthma exacerbations (SAEs), lung function (FEV1), and standardized surveys (i.e. the asthma control test (ACT) and global evaluation of treatment effectiveness (GETE)(4)) collected in clinic every 3 months. Coordinators will record any medication changes or reported medication side effects. Determine response to omalizumab therapy. After participants are placed on omalizumab therapy as part of standard medical care, scientists will determine whether and how real-world evidence can be used to gauge responses to omalizumab. Then, scientists will determine which features, or combination of features, are the best indicators of disease control in the real world. Read Less