Hidden breathing blockage found in severe asthma patients
NCT ID NCT04593394
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how often people with severe asthma also have inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO), a condition where the voice box closes during exercise, making breathing harder. Researchers tested 116 participants using a special scope while they walked on a treadmill and tracked their symptoms for a year. The goal was to understand how common ILO is and how it changes over time, not to test a new treatment.
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 help doctors better diagnose and manage breathing problems in people with severe asthma.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve health. Results may not apply to all asthma patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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116 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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
The sample size of the cohort with severe asthma will be: All patients with severe asthma followed in our clinic for severe asthma estimated to be around 80 participants, of them, we hope to recruit at least 40 to perform the CLE-test, and we plan to recruit 40 participants with mild asthma and 40 age- and gender matched control subjects without asthma
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Patients with severe asthma (GINA 5) * Patients with mild-moderate well-treated asthma (GINA step 1-4) * Agroup of age- and gender matched control subjects without asthma also aged 18- 70. * The patients must have had a stable disease the last one month before performing the CLE-test Exclusion Criteria: * No have underlying neurologic disease. * No known cancer in the lung-head-neck * No known vocal cord pathology. * No history of life-threatening asthma required hospitalization.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, 5021, Norway
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