Chewing gum may skew asthma test results, study warns

NCT ID NCT07053956

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether chewing gum changes a key asthma breath test called FeNO. Researchers had 30 adults with asthma chew a special sugar-free gum for 15 minutes and then measured their FeNO levels. The goal was to see if gum could cause wrong readings that might lead to incorrect treatment decisions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

asthma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Pneumology and Intensive Care Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Hospital

    Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52074, Germany

  • University Hospital Aachen

    Aachen, Aachen, 52074, Germany