Could your Child's cough help diagnose asthma or pneumonia?

NCT ID NCT07613242

Not yet recruiting Diagnosis Sponsor: Shanghai Children's Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study will collect cough sounds, breath sounds, and symptom questionnaires from 1,400 children with respiratory symptoms like cough or fever. Researchers will use this data to build a computer model that can help diagnose conditions like asthma and pneumonia. The goal is to create a simple, non-invasive tool that could assist doctors in making faster and more accurate diagnoses.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could lead to a non-invasive, smartphone-based tool to help doctors diagnose respiratory diseases in children more accurately and quickly.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. The model may not work as well in real-world settings or for all types of respiratory conditions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

asthma Community-Acquired Pneumonia disease pneumonia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ASTHMA (DIAGNOSIS) COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (CAP)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Shanghai Children's Medical Center

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200127, China

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