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Lead
The Cleveland Clinic
With
Case Western Reserve University
University of Virginia
This scientific site-specific project is part of a larger network of asthma studies, the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP). The mission of SARP is to improve the understanding of severe asthma to develop better treatments.
Age
6–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Subjects with asthma
children age 6-17 years old (25% enrollment)
adults 18 years and older (75% enrollment)
You may not be if
Pregnancy during the characterization phase
Current smoking
Smoking history \> 10 pack years if ≥30 years of age, or smoking history \> 5 pack years if \<30 years of age (Note: if a subject has a smoking history, no smoking within the past year),
Other chronic pulmonary disorders associated with asthma-like symptoms, including (but not limited to) cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, vocal cord dysfunction (that is the sole cause of respiratory symptoms and at the PI's discretion)
Severe scoliosis or chest wall deformities
History of premature birth before 35 weeks gestation
Unwillingness to receive an intramuscular triamcinolone acetonide injection.
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