Scientists probe lung microbes to unlock asthma secrets
NCT ID NCT04706988
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how tiny organisms in the airways, like bacteria and viruses, relate to different types of asthma in adults. Researchers will collect samples from 140 adults with asthma to see if certain microbial patterns are linked to asthma severity and control. The goal is to better understand asthma and possibly find new ways to prevent or treat it in the future.
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 point toward new ways to prevent or treat asthma by targeting the airway microbiome.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a treatment. It may not lead to direct benefits for participants or change current care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Who is studied
Asthma subjects
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Subjects aged between 18 and 80 years and have a diagnosis of asthma according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) document in 2020. * Asthma is defined as those with a consistent history and prior documented evidence of variable airflow obstruction, with evidence of an increase in FEV1 greater than 12% or 200 mL following bronchodilator or bronchial hyperresponsiveness on bronchial provocation testing, when stable. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with respiratory diseases with other known respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis (TB)-destroyed lung parenchyma, history of lung resection and lung cancer * Individuals older than 40 years with a smoking history of more than 10 pack-years or significant biomass exposure * Patients currently randomized in other clinical studies * Pregnant women * Current smokers (who have not quit smoking in the past 1 year) * Systemic and intranasal antibiotics treatment within 4 weeks * Signs and symptoms of respiratory tract infections (upper or lower) within 4 weeks
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Prince of Wales Hospital
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