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Registration number
ACTRN12610000226000
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
15/03/2010
Date registered
18/03/2010
Date last updated
18/03/2010
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Pulmonary physiology in obesity
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Scientific title
Physiological mechanisms behind the association between asthma and obesity - an observational study measuring airway closure
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Secondary ID [1]
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Asthma
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Condition category
Condition code
Respiratory
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Asthma
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Diet and Nutrition
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Obesity
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Target follow-up duration
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Target follow-up type
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Airway closure as measured by Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Computed Tomography (CT) scans scans and closing capacity will be measured. The other tests which will be measured are ventilation heterogeneity and lung volumes.
Patients will be seen for two visits, two days apart and recruitment will take place over the next three years.
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
No control.
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Airway closure - measured by SPECT/CT scans and single breath nitrogen washout tests.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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measured once only following clinical assessment for all participants
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Nil
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Nil
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Obesity, body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2
Asthmatics with doctor diagnosed asthma
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
80
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
history of cardiac or respiratory disease,(other than asthma) current (within the last 6 months) or previous smoking >10 pack years
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Study design
Purpose
Natural history
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Duration
Cross-sectional
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Selection
Defined population
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Timing
Prospective
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/04/2010
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Date of last participant enrolment
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Date of last data collection
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Sample size
Target
105
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Charities/Societies/Foundations
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Name [1]
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Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
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Address [1]
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Po Box M77
Missenden Road PO
Camperdown
NSW 2050
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
Charities/Societies/Foundations
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Name
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
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Address
Po Box M77
Missenden Road PO
Camperdown
NSW 2050
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Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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Hospital
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Name [1]
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Department of Respiratory Medicine
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Address [1]
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Level 8, Royal North Shore Hospital,
Pacific Hwy, St Leonards,
NSW, 2065
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Northern Sydney Health Human Research Ethics Committee (Hawkesbury)
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Level 2, Building 51, Royal North Shore Hospital, Pacific Hwy, St Leonards, NSW, 2065
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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28/10/2009
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Approval date [1]
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Ethics approval number [1]
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0912-345M
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Summary
Brief summary
There is an association between obesity and asthma. Obesity is thought to increase the risk of developing asthma and also the severity of asthma. The mechanisms behind this association are unclear. The aim of this study is to determine the of obesity on the pattern of ventilation (termed heterogeneity) and of airway closure. We propose that obesity increases closure of airways but improves ventilation patterns, thereby paradoxically protecting against asthmatic airway narrowing (airway hyperresponsiveness).
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Contacts
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Dr Greg King
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Address
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PO Box M77,
Missenden Road PO,
Camperdown
NSW, 2050
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 2 9926 6265
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Fax
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+61 2 9114 0014
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Dr Greg King
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Address
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PO Box M77,
Missenden Road PO,
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NSW, 2050
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 2 9926 6265
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Email
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[email protected]
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