We are creating and maintaining a registry of kids and teens with wheezing and/or asthma, as well as non-asthmatics (who will serve as the comparator group), seen at UNC clinics. This kind of registry will allow us to understand how wheezing and asthma changes over time in kids and teens. This registry will also help us identify which kids and teens are able to participate in future asthma research studies.
We will offer families whose child has been diagnosed with wheezing or asthma to come once a year for an in-person study visit. During your child's visit, we will ask you and your child or teen to fill out questionnaires related to environmental exposures and to wheezing or asthma. We will offer to do lung function testing in children greater than age 6. Participants can also choose to provide nasal samples, saliva samples and/or blood samples. For participants who do not have a history of asthma or wheezing, there will be a single study visit. Participants can provide nasal, saliva and/or blood samples.
Up to $60 per visit for participants with a history of wheezing or asthma; Up to $35 for participants without a history of wheezing or asthma
Requirements for healthy volunteers are different than for those with a specific condition. If you are interested in becoming a healthy volunteer for this study, use the below categories to determine if you are able to participate.
Children's Research Institute
UNC Children's Specialty Services Raleigh
2801 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
Michelle Hernandez
Pediatrics - Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology
Clinical or Medical
Registry
Child and Teen Health
Healthy Volunteer or General Population
Lungs and Breathing
20-0806
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