Asthma

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Asthma

Asthma is chronic reversible airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. Classified by severity and control. Status asthmaticus is a life-threatening emergency.

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What is asthma?Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease. It affects your airways, the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. When you have asthma, your airways can become inflamed and narrowed. This can cause wheezing, coughing, and tightness in your chest. When these symptoms get worse than usual, it is called an asthma attack or flare-up.What causes asthma?The exact cause of asthma is unknown. Genetics…

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Expertise Asthma COPD Program with Digital Support

NCT05831566

The aim EXACT@Home is to create an evidence-based health program using e.g. questionnaires, a digital health platform and multiple digital devices to further improve the assessment of patients diagnosed with severe asthma. By better charti…

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Experience of Biologic Treatments for Severe Asthma: a Survey

NCT06903780

Severe asthma is a disease characterised by respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms. The respiratory symptoms can include breathlessness, wheeze and asthma attacks. The disease can come to dominate patients' lives, impacting their social,…

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Severe Asthma Network Italy

NCT06625216

The goal of this registry is collecting data of severe asthma patients, recruited by specialized centers, in a real life setting, homogeneously placed on a database management system to follow them over the time. The information recorded w…

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3TR Asthma Biologics Cohort (ABC) Study

NCT06126692

The 3TR-ABC study is a multicentre observational prospective cohort study platform that follows patients with severe asthma from the start of biological therapy and three years onwards. In the 3TR-ABC platform, individual studies are condu…

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Short Treatment with Omalizumab for Severe Asthma

NCT04763447

The optimal duration of the treatment by OMA remains unclear when asthma is well controlled. Data suggest that a large part of patients with well controlled asthma can discontinue OMA therapy without any asthma control deterioration or wit…

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Asthma What is asthma?Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease. It affects your airways, the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. When you have asthma, your airways can become inflamed and narrowed. This can cause wheezing, coughing, and tightness in your chest. When these symptoms get worse than usual, it is called an asthma attack or flare-up.What causes asthma?The exact cause of asthma is unknown. Genetics… Asthma in Children What is asthma? Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease. It affects your airways, the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. When you have asthma, your airways can become inflamed and narrowed. This can cause wheezing, coughing, and tightness in your chest. When these symptoms get worse than usual, it is called an asthma attack or flare-up.How does asthma affect children? Asthma often starts during chil… Allergy An allergy is a reaction by your immune system to something that does not bother most other people. People who have allergies often are sensitive to more than one thing. Substances that often cause reactions are:PollenDust mitesMold sporesPet danderFoodInsect stingsMedicinesNormally, your immune system fights germs. It is your body's defense system. In most allergic reactions, however, it is responding to a false al… COPD What is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a group of lung diseases that make it hard to breathe and get worse over time.Normally, the airways and air sacs in your lungs are elastic or stretchy. When you breathe in, the airways bring air to the air sacs. The air sacs fill up with air, like a small balloon. When you breathe out, the air sacs deflate, and the a…