Common antidepressant may help tame severe asthma

NCT ID NCT06216535

Summary

This study is testing if the antidepressant escitalopram can help reduce the number of severe asthma attacks in adults. It will involve about 105 adults with moderate-to-severe asthma who still have frequent flare-ups despite their regular inhaler treatments. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either escitalopram or a placebo pill for 26 weeks to see which group has fewer attacks.

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Locations

  • UT Southwestern, 1440 Empire Central, Ste. LD4.100

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    Dallas, Texas, 75247, United States

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