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A Trial Evaluating Novel Technologies for the Diagnosis of Asthma The LUNG-TECH Trial

A Trial Evaluating Novel Technologies for the Diagnosis of Asthma


Sponsor

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Enrollment

356 participants

Start Date

Jan 9, 2023

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This trial aims to evaluate novel diagnostic technologies for asthma in 3 different pathways providing the necessary evidence-base to allow adoption into clinical practice: * Pathway 1 evaluates whether the technology can distinguish between people with asthma and healthy volunteers, and other respiratory conditions in a well characterised secondary-care population and whether the parameters they measure correlate with the current standard diagnostic tests; * Pathway 2 assesses whether the technology can accurately diagnose asthma (either independently or alongside current diagnostic tests) in a primary care population of patients where there is a clinical suspicion of asthma; * Pathway 3 explores the ability of the technology to identify clinically important phenotypic characteristics which are difficult to measure in primary care and/or significantly impact on patient management and treatment The novel technology and devices will be entered into the pathway most suited to their stage of development, with this study design also allowing information collected for participants with a confirmed diagnosis of asthma in pathways 1 or 2 to be included in pathway 3. Participants will undergo the investigations currently used to diagnose asthma as well as using the novel devices being investigated in the relevant pathway.


Eligibility

Min Age: 17 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study evaluates new digital tools — such as smartphone apps and wearable devices — to help diagnose and monitor asthma. Instead of relying only on traditional breathing tests done in a clinic, researchers want to see if these technologies can accurately track asthma control and detect symptoms in everyday life. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with asthma by a specialist within the past 5 years, supported by breathing test results showing variable or reversible airflow problems - You have evidence of significant breathing variability (e.g., on lung function tests or home peak flow monitoring) - You are willing to use a smartphone app or wearable device **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have COPD or another significant respiratory condition in addition to asthma - You are currently smoking - You had a respiratory infection in the 4 weeks before joining Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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