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Gut Microbiota in Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases

It is an observational study in patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases (i.e. cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma ) and control group with no signs of these conditions. The study has a prospective part planned for 2021 and a retrospective part which includes the patients enrolled between 2018-2020. The aim of the study is to investigate gut microbiota composition, its metabolites, levels of inflammatory and other markers of the disease in prospective groups (arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and control patients) as well as in retrospective groups (chronic heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction, obstructive atherosclerosis of any vascular bed, arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and control patients). Also we are planning to investigate the association between gut microbiota composition and its metabolites, levels of inflammatory and other markers of the disease in retrospective and prospective groups.

Start: May 2021

Inflammatory and Immune Profiles During a Severe Exacerbation in Preschool Asthmatic Children (<5 Years)

Asthma/wheeze begins in the first years of life and is the most common chronic disease in preschool children (< 5 years). Different phenotypes have been suggested: Episodic-Viral Wheeze (EVW), absence of symptoms between exacerbations, among which Severe Intermittent Wheeze (SIW); and Multiple-trigger wheeze (MTW). The determinants of these different clinical phenotypes and their evolution have been poorly studied. The purpose of this study is to assess preschool wheezers at the time of a severe exacerbation: clinical features and biological determinants (virus/bacteria, molecules and cells involved in the inflammation) and at steady state (8 weeks later) and to follow them up until the age of 7. The investigators hypothesize that the nature of the inflammation at the time of the exacerbation is different between these clinical phenotypes and may be associated with different clinical and functional trajectories

Start: February 2015

Prostaglandin E2 as a Critical Mediator of Sex Disparities in Asthma

This study seeks to understand how biological sex influences airway hyperresponsiveness in adult asthma.

Start: December 2021

A Comparison of Critical Errors, Overall Errors, Training/Teaching Time, and Preference Attributes of the ELLIPTA Versus BREEZHALER Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) in Adult Participants With Asthma

This study aims to provide data in adult participants with mild to moderate asthma to assist healthcare professionals (HCPs) in assessing various attributes of ELLIPTA and BREEZHALER DPIs, by comparing the incidence of critical and overall errors, participant preference, willingness to continue with the inhaler and time to correct use. ELLIPTA® is a registered trademark of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and BREEZHALER® is a registered trademark of Novartis.

Start: April 2021

Implementing, a Mhealth Application for HIV Infected and Uninfected Women With Co-morbidities in the Outpatient Setting

This is a pilot study conducted at the Bronx MWCCS Clinical Research Site in the Bronx, NY. We will recruit 60 individuals with coexisting asthma and/or Type 2 DM from this cohort. During the 3 month study period, these 60 participants will receive a comprehensive mobile health (mHealth) app, WELLXcel which includes: 1) guideline-based asthma and diabetes education delivered through interactive features such as animated videos and tailored push notifications; 2) the collection of PRO measures to enable patients symptom self-tracking. During this study, we will evaluate the association between baseline digital health literacy and favorable clinical outcomes related to the WELLXcel study intervention.

Start: March 2021

Asthma Digital Study

The Asthma Digital Study is a virtual, two-arm, randomized, controlled trial that will investigate the impact of digital tools on asthma symptom control, exacerbation frequency, healthcare utilization, and medical expenditures in adults with asthma.

Start: October 2020

Validity of a French Version of the Severe Asthma Questionnaire

"Severe asthma affects only 5% of asthmatics, but has a considerable impact on patients owing to the respiratory disability linked to asthma but also complications from oral corticosteroid (OCS) therapy. Biologics have recently been made available, and improve quality of life (QoL)severe asthma patients. Having a reproducible and reliable measuring tool of QoL for severe asthmatics would be useful for assessing the impact of the various interventions proposed. QoL questionnaires currently used in respiratory diseases are not specific to severe asthma. They are very focused on respiratory disability, but for example do not take into account the impact of treatments, especially oral steroids. The Severe Asthma Questionnaire (SAQ) is the very first tool specifically designed to assess the health related quality of life of severe asthma population. The development of its use goes through the validation of this questionnaire in its French translation available since September 2019. "

Start: November 2020

No-worry Baby Project

The Huizhou mother-infant cohort was set up to investigate the effect of dietary factors and environmental exposures during pregnancy on health consequences of mothers and offsprings in Huizhou, China.

Start: November 2018

Electronic Monitoring of Medication Adherence in Moderate to Severe Asthma Patients

This study will evaluate the role of using electronic sensors for asthma inhaler devices in monitoring medication adherence and asthma control

Start: May 2017

Ciliation and Mucus Rheology Parameters Determined Via Air-liquid-interface Cell Cultures in Non-smoking, Smoking, COPD and Asthmatic Patients

This is a prospective study comparing 4 groups: (1) non-smoking controls, (2) smokers without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), (3) smokers with COPD, (4) severe asthma. Bronchial biopsy specimens from each subject will be obtained to produce air-liquid-interface cell cultures. These will then be used to make observations concerning cilia and mucus rheology. This is a first pilot study. The working hypothesis is that the largest group differences will be found for cilia densities; the latter metric was thus chosen as a primary criterion.

Start: June 2019

The Feasibility of Asthma Application of Mobile Phone and Mobile Spirometry for Home Monitor of Asthma Patients

The aim of the present study is to explore if the "Health Lung" application of smart phone and portable spirometry "ezOxygen" can further improve asthma control for chronic asthma adult patients with well asthma control (ACT 20~24, but not 25), compared to hospital-based usual care in a medical center.

Start: April 2021

Project 2 Airway Potential Hydrogen (pH) in Asthma

This study is testing a non invasive way to measure airway pH in individuals with Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis using a new inhaled drug. The airway pH will help health care providers in creating tailored treatment plans for individuals suffering from these specific conditions.

Start: November 2018

Study to Assess PT010 in Adult and Adolescent Participants With Inadequately Controlled Asthma (KALOS)

This is a variable length study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of budesonide/glycopyrronium/formoterol inhaler in adults and adolescents with severe asthma inadequately controlled with standard of care.

Start: December 2020

As-needed Budesonide/Formoterol Turbuhaler in Stepping Down Period

This study will evaluate the efficacy of as-needed Budesonide/formoterol Turbuhaler 160/4.5 µg/d in the period of step down in well controlled asthmatic patient comparing with standard maintenance therapy in step-2 management in asthma guildeline which is low dose inhaled corticosteroid.

Start: February 2020

Daily Vitamin D for Sickle-cell Respiratory Complications

This study aims to answer the question whether daily oral vitamin D supplementation can reduce the risk of respiratory or lung complications in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Respiratory problems are the leading causes of sickness and of death in sickle cell disease. The investigators hypothesize that daily oral vitamin D3, compared to monthly oral vitamin D, will rapidly increase circulating vitamin D3, and reduce the rate of respiratory complications by 50% or more within the first year of supplementation in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. This study is funded by the FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD).

Start: September 2020

Role of Toilet Bronchoscopy in RICU

Toilet bronchoscopy is a potentially therapeutic intervention to aspirate retained secretions within the endotracheal tube and airways and revert atelectasis. Aspiration of airway secretions is the most common indication to perform a therapeutic bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit (ICU) . Toilet bronchoscopy is particularly beneficial when retained secretions are visible during the procedure and when air-bronchograms are not present at the chest radiograph. It is also beneficial when there is an indication to reverse lobar atelectasis, rather than simply to remove accumulated mucus. Toilet bronchoscopy is used in lobar and complete lung collapse in mechanically ventilated patients who fail to respond to treatments such as physiotherapy or recruitment manoeuvres. The success rates (defined as radiographic improvement on chest X-ray [CXR] or an improved PaO2/PAO2 ratio) in the ICU patient population had. Patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure may already be on non-invasive ventilation (NIV), or require NIV preemptively for Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (FB). These patients should be considered high risk for requiring intubation post-procedure; therefore, Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy should be performed by an experienced operator in a setting allowing facilities to safely secure the airways. NIV with early therapeutic FB rather than mechanical ventilation can help avoid intubation and reduce tracheostomy rate. Hospital mortality, duration of ventilation, and hospital stay remain similar

Start: July 2021

MANI Real-life Perspective Observatory

The purpose of this registry aims is to collect a large number of patients with mild and moderate asthma in a real-word conditions for a perspective observation of epidemiological evolution of the disease in relation to the therapeutic interventions available currently and in the near future.

Start: March 2021

A Patient Advocate to Improve Real-world Asthma Management for Inner City Adults

Few interventions to improve asthma management have targeted low-income minority asthmatic adults and even fewer have focused on the real-world practice where care is provided for these patients. This project tests the effectiveness of a Patient Advocate as a practical and sustainable method of facilitating and maintaining communication between patient and provider and access to chronic care for adults with moderate or severe asthma recruited from clinics serving low-income urban neighborhoods. We compare the use of a Patient Advocate to current asthma care and test the Patient Advocate's cost-effectiveness.

Start: December 2013

PCORI Integrated Care (IC) Models for Patient-Centered Outcomes

Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) are widely recognized as the U.S. public health challenge of the 21st century. These physical and behavioral health conditions take a large toll on those suffering from the diseases, including many who are publicly insured, as well as caregivers and society. While evidence-based integrated care models can improve outcomes for individuals with MCC, such models have not yet been widely implemented. Insurance providers/payers have innovative system features that can be used to deploy these models; however, the investigators do not yet know which of these features can best help to improve outcomes for individuals with MCC in general or high-need subgroups in particular. As a result, patients lack information to make important decisions about their health and health care, and system-level decision makers face ongoing challenges in effectively and efficiently supporting those with MCC. This real-world study will provide useful information about available options for supporting individuals with MCC. Building on existing integrated care efforts, the investigators will enroll N=1,927 (N=265 Phase I and N=1,662 Phase II) adults with MCC at risk for repeated hospitalizations and assess the impact of three payer-led options (e.g. High-Touch, High-Tech, Usual Care) on patient-centered outcomes, namely patient activation in health care, health status, and subsequent re-hospitalization. The investigators will also determine which option works best for whom under what circumstances by gathering information directly from individuals with MCC through self-report questionnaires, health care use data, and interviews.

Start: April 2018

ENCOMPASS: Expansion Study C, RCT

Some patients living with multiple long-term health conditions have difficulty accessing the services they need, despite available primary care and community resources. Patient navigation programs may help those with complex health conditions to improve their care and outcomes. Community health navigators (CHNs) are community members who help guide patients through the health care system. CHNs are not health professionals like a doctor or nurse, but they are specially trained to help patients get the most out of their health care and connect them to resources. The ENCOMPASS program of research evaluates a patient navigation program that connects patients living with long-term health conditions to CHNs. To understand if the CHN program can be scaled to a provincial level, the ENCOMPASS program of research is expanding to select primary care settings across Alberta. This study implements and evaluates the CHN program at WestView Primary Care Network in the Greater Edmonton area, Alberta, Canada.

Start: June 2021