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NCT04461821 Exhaled Breath Analysis by Secondary Electrospray Ionization - Mass Spectrometry in Children and Adolescents

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NCT ID NCT04461821
Status Recruiting
Phase
Sponsor University Children's Hospital Basel
Condition Respiratory Diseases
Study Type OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment 3,600 participants
Start Date 2020-09-11
Primary Completion 2030-07

Trial Parameters

Condition Respiratory Diseases
Sponsor University Children's Hospital Basel
Study Type OBSERVATIONAL
Phase N/A
Enrollment 3,600
Sex ALL
Min Age N/A
Max Age 22 Years
Start Date 2020-09-11
Completion 2030-07
Interventions
Real-time SESI-MS breath analysisOff-line breath analysisBlood analysis

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Brief Summary

This study is to investigate breath analysis (breath metabolomics) combined with established bioinformatic tools as a platform for companion diagnostics.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 0 ≤ 22 years at study entry and signed informed consent Additional inclusion criteria for respiratory disease population: * Acute disease: - Acute signs for a respiratory disease, indicated by e.g. increased work of breathing (e.g. dyspnea, increased respiratory rate), cough or wheezing. * Chronic disease: - Suspected or confirmed chronic airway disease (e.g. asthma). Additional inclusion criteria for neurological disease population: * Acute disease: - Acute presentation or report within 24 hours of any signs of neurological deficit (motor function, sensoneural, or verbal). * Chronic disease: - Confirmed chronic neurologic disease (e.g. childhood epilepsy). Additional inclusion criteria for T1D disease population: * Acute disease: - Hyperglycemia and/or pH (venous) \<7.3, bicarbonate \>10 mmol/L, increased levels of acetone in blood or urine in the context of newly diagnosed or known T1D. * Chronic disease: - Confirmed diagnosis of T1D Exclusion Criteria: * Ph

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