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New asthma attack protocol for kids: will standardizing care reduce ER visits?

NCT ID NCT07412769

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This observational study enrolls 500 children aged 6-17 who come to the emergency department with an acute asthma attack. Researchers will check if doctors follow the latest GINA 2025 guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. The goal is to see if standardizing care improves how asthma attacks are managed and reduces repeat emergency visits.

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 study could improve how hospitals diagnose and treat childhood asthma attacks, leading to better outcomes and fewer emergency visits.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It measures guideline adherence, not a new drug or therapy. Results may not change practice if hospitals don't adopt the recommendations.

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Study facts

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

Participants

About 500 people

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

Started

Nov 2025

Expected to finish

Jun 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

The study population consists of pediatric patients aged 6 to 17 years presenting to the emergency departments of two Italian tertiary-care hospitals (AOU IRCCS Meyer Children's Hospital in Florence and Arcispedale S. Anna in Ferrara) with an acute asthma exacerbation. Eligible patients were identified through retrospective review of electronic medical records of all emergency department visits occurring during the predefined study periods. Patients were included if they received a discharge diagnosis consistent with acute asthma exacerbation or related conditions (e.g., bronchospasm, asthma attack, asthmatic bronchitis, wheezing).

Ages

6 to 17 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 6 and 17 years * Presentation to the emergency department with a diagnosis of acute asthma exacerbation * Evaluation in the emergency department of one of the participating centers during the study periods Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 6 years or \> 17 years * Diagnosis other than acute asthma exacerbation * Incomplete or missing clinical data * Patients transferred from other hospitals already treated for the same episode * history of allergy to any drugs used in the protocol

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute asthma childhood onset asthma status asthmaticus

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Asthma acute Asthma childhood Asthma crisis Asthma in children

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Arcispedale S. Anna

    RECRUITING

    Ferrara, FE, 44124, Italy

  • Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Firenze

    RECRUITING

    Florence, 50134, Italy

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