CARATKids: Italian Validation of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis Control Test in Children

Stefania La Grutta, MD

Status: Completed

Conditions: Asthma; Allergic Rhinitis

Treatments: Other: CARATKids Questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02409550

11/2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project is an observational study for the Italian language validation of the CARATKids questionnaire investigating the asthma and coexisting allergic rhinitis control in children. 113 patients with concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis followed up from at least 3 months will be enrolled for the validation process at outpatient clinic of Pediatric Allergology & Pulmonology (PAP) of Respiratory Disease Research Center (RDRC) within the Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology (IBIM) of the National Research Council (CNR) of Palermo (RDRC-IBIM CNR), Italy.

The study will be completed in two medical examination, within 3-6 weeks of each other.

CARATKids questionnaire, VAS (Visual Analogic Scale) and C-ACT (Children Asthma Control Test) will be filled by each patient.

The main outcome is the Italian language validation of the CARATKids questionnaire investigating the coexisting asthma and allergic rhinitis control in children.

Enrollment: 113 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 113 patients with concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis followed up from at least 3 months
• 12 < years old > 6

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with asthma only or allergic rhinitis only, or younger or older than the targeted age group

Trial design

113 participants in 1 patient group

113 patients with concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis

Description:

113 patients with concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis followed up from at least 3 months will be enrolled for the validation process at outpatient clinic of Pediatric Allergology \& Pulmonology (PAP) of Respiratory Disease Research Center (RDRC) within the Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology (IBIM) of the National Research Council (CNR) of Palermo (RDRC-IBIM CNR), Italy.

Treatment:

Other: CARATKids Questionnaire