Could antibiotics tame childhood asthma Flare-Ups?
NCT ID NCT01233297
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a type of antibiotic (macrolide) can help children during asthma attacks, even when there is no clear bacterial infection. Researchers want to see if it shortens the attack and reduces the need for steroids. The study includes 70 children from a larger asthma research group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Nov 2010
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 year to 3 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participation in the COPSAC2010 cohort * recurrent wheeze * and others Exclusion Criteria: * Macrolide allergy * Heart, liver or kidney disease. * and others
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Copsac, DBAC
Gentofte Municipality, Copenhagen, 2820, Denmark
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Copsac, Næstved Hospital, Pediatric Department
Næstved, 4700, Denmark