Asthma in the Elderly: The Role of Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurements

Rohr and Columbo Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Specialists, P.C.

Status: Completed

Conditions: Asthma

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00939354

F/N-R09-2839B

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will investigate the importance of exhaled nitric oxide measurements in subjects with asthma age 65 and older. This group of patients has been ignored in most previous asthma studies.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects with asthma over the age of 65 followed in our practice, non-smokers and able to give informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Smokers, subjects of diminished mental capacity