Body Composition Related Evaluation of Airway Tone and Hyper-rEactivity Using Oscillometry (BREATH-OSC)

University of Rochester

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Breathing; Obesity; Asthma (Diagnosis); Lung Function Decreased

Treatments: Device: Oscillometer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07356310

STUDY00011306

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will determine if airway resistance to airflow and pressure, measured by Oscillometry, is associated with abnormal findings on methacholine challenge testing and whether these findings are associated with body habitus,

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Willingness to perform breathing test
• Must be able to speak and understand English
• Referred for Methacholine Challenge Test

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to provide consent or perform oscillometry test

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Subjects with dyspnea referred for methacholine challenge testing

Description:

Subjects with dyspnea being evaluated for asthma who are referred for methacholine challenge testing

Treatment:

Device: Oscillometer