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Teaching older lungs to feel the squeeze: a new training aims to cut asthma emergencies
NCT ID NCT06612294
First seen Jul 09, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a training program that helps older adults with asthma become more aware of when their airways are narrowing. Participants learn to predict their peak airflow and receive coaching to improve how they manage their condition. The goal is to see if this training leads to better lung function, fewer asthma attacks, and less need for emergency care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Perception of airflow limitation training (behavioral intervention with peak flow feedback and motivational interviewing)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this training could become a simple, drug-free way to help older adults with asthma better manage their condition and reduce hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, so results depend on participants' engagement and may not generalize to all older adults. The trial is also relatively small and early-stage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
- Ages
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60 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: * Age \> 60 years * English or Spanish speaking * Self-report or physician diagnosis of asthma \>1 year ago * Uncontrolled asthma Exclusion Criteria: * Dementia * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or other chronic respiratory illnesses, * Congestive Heart Failure (CHF, New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] stages 4-5) * Cigarette smoking \>15 packs-years
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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
2 sites. 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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Albert Einstein College of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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