6,000 kids help solve breathing mysteries
NCT ID NCT03505216
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 6,000 children in Switzerland who have breathing issues like wheezing, coughing, or trouble breathing during exercise. Researchers collect information from doctor visits and surveys to better understand these problems and improve care. The goal is to learn more about different types of breathing conditions and how to diagnose and treat them.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 6,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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
Paediatric pulmonology outpatient clinics in Switzerland
- Ages
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0 to 16 years
- 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: * Children and adolescents aged 0-16 years * Resident in Switzerland * Seen in a paediatric pulmonary outpatient clinic due to respiratory problems * Parents and patients above age 14 must be able to sign an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: Prior diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, severe heart disease, oncological disease, neuromuscular disease or severe disability
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital Chur
RECRUITINGChur, Switzerland
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Children's hospital Aarau
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAarau, Switzerland
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Children's hospital Lucerne
RECRUITINGLucerne, Switzerland
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Children's hospital St. Gallen
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, Switzerland
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Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
RECRUITINGBern, 3012, Switzerland
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Pulmonology clinic, Horgen
RECRUITINGHorgen, Switzerland
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Pulmonology clinic, Worb
RECRUITINGWorb, Switzerland
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University Children's Hospital Bern, Inselspital
RECRUITINGBern, Switzerland
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University Children's Hospital Zurich
RECRUITINGZurich, Switzerland
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University Children's hospital Basel, UKBB
RECRUITINGBasel, Switzerland
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University Children's hospital Lausane, CHUV
RECRUITINGLausanne, Switzerland
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Vienna Open Medical Institute
COMPLETEDVienna, Austria
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