Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of a Dietary Fatty Acid Supplementation on Symptoms and Bronchial Inflammation in Patients With Asthma

Lead Sponsor:

Stefan Zielen

Conditions:

Allergic Asthma

Allergy to House Dust Mite

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The proposed study will investigate the effect of a polyunsaturated fatty acid / lipid mixture (LCPUFAs) on the clinical symptoms, bronchial inflammation and lung function in allergic asthma in a bron...

Detailed Description

Asthma is a chronic lung disease, which is characterized by recurrent obstruction, a hypersensitivity and a chronic inflammation of the airway. It is known that LCPUVAs could reduce the production of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Informed consent
  • Patients: aged ≥18 and 45 years
  • known allergen induced asthma and HDM-Allergy
  • basic lung function FVC ≥ 80%, FEV1 ≥ 75%
  • decrease in FEV1 after BAP ≥ 20%
  • 30% increase of NO after BAP

Exclusion

  • lung function Forced vital capacity (FVC) \<80% and Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \<75%
  • chronic diseases or infections (e.g. HIV, Tbc)
  • pregnancy
  • systemic corticosteroid-treatment
  • inhalative corticosteroid therapy or leukotriene antagonists
  • alcohol, substance or drug abuse
  • current smokers
  • inability to capture extend and consequences of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04109534

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

December 30 2020

Last Update

October 1 2019

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Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Universitätsklinikum

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, 60590