Mold linked to worse asthma in kids, study finds
NCT ID NCT04918394
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 451 children with asthma in northern France to see if mold in their homes made their asthma harder to control. Doctors checked asthma control using standard guidelines and questionnaires. The goal was to better understand how the environment affects children's breathing.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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451 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Aug 2021
- 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
Children follow-up by a specialized asthma pediatrician in secondary (general hospital) and tertiary care (Lille university hospital) centers.
- Ages
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1 year to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 1 to \< 18 years, with asthma diagnosis, based on the assessment of a specialized physician after a follow-up of at least 6 months, Follow-up in one of the study center in Nord and Pas de Calais departments (Lille, Lens, Tourcoing, Valenciennes, Arras, Roubaix, Seclin, Armentières, Calais, Boulogne/mer, Dunkerque, GHICL-Saint Vincent) over an inclusion period of 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Children living ≤ 50% of the weekly time in their primary home (e.g., shared custody) * Children whose living arrangement characteristics are difficult to analyze (e.g., child accompanied by grandparents or by the parent without primary custody) * Children whose residence has recently changed, making it impossible to assess the impact of the living arrangement over the past year * Children living outside of the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments * Children whose parents are unable to complete the questionnaire
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Dunkerque
Dunkirk, 59385, France
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Centre Hospitalier St Vincent
Lille, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Lens
Lens, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Seclin
Seclin, France
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Centre Hospitalier,
Valenciennes, France
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Centre hospitalier de Roubaix
Roubaix, France
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Ch Armentieres
Armentières, France
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Ch Boulogne-Sur-Me
Boulogne-sur-Mer, 62321, France
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Ch Calais
Calais, France
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Hop Jeanne de Flandre Chu Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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