Continuous EMG Measurements in Children With Asthma During Sleep

Medisch Spectrum Twente

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Asthma in Children; Sleep-Disordered Breathing; Electromyography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05547477

R22.068

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to investigate whether electromyography of the diaphragm during sleep in asthmatic children can be used to objectively monitor asthma control.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Paediatrician diagnosed asthma or bronchial hyperresponsiveness
• Aged 4 till 18
• Admitted to the paediatric ward of Medisch Spectrum Twente

Exclusion criteria

• Admittance to the ICU
• Patient has ICD or pacemaker
• Parents and/or patient cannot understand or speak Dutch
• Does not fit in one of the available Hexoskin shirts