Can a single protein explain Asthma's many faces?

NCT ID NCT07786870

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First seen Aug 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at a protein called TSLP, which is involved in airway inflammation, and its two forms (short and long) in people with different types of asthma. Researchers will measure TSLP levels in blood and nasal cells from 70 adults with asthma and compare them to healthy controls. The goal is to see if TSLP patterns relate to asthma severity, control, and specific features like allergy or inflammation type. This could help tailor future asthma treatments to individual patients.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help identify which asthma patients might benefit most from TSLP-targeting therapies, potentially leading to more personalized treatment approaches.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The findings may not apply to all asthma patients, and the results depend on accurate measurement of TSLP levels in samples.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 70 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2024

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

Patients with severe asthma, with different asthma phenotypes (allergic and non-allergic asthma; eosinophilic, neutrophilic, and paucigranulocytic asthma; early-onset and late-onset asthma; obesity-associated asthma; cough-variant asthma).

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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1. Inclusion criteria * age \> 18 years, without the upper age limit, * asthma (diagnosis in accordance with the GINA 2023 guidelines), 2. Exclusion criteria * other respiratory diseases (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease \[COPD\]); * active cigarette smoking or a smoking history of \>10 pack-years; * active malignancy; * active pulmonary tuberculosis or active respiratory tract infection; * use of antibiotics within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment; * current long-term home oxygen therapy (\>15 hours per day); * current treatment with monoclonal antibody therapies (e.g., omalizumab, mepolizumab, reslizumab, dupilumab, tezepelumab, or other biologics); * pregnancy.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland,

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, Warsaw, 02-097, Poland