NCT04286906

Multidimensional Assessment of Dyspnea in Asthma

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 133 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Breathlessness is a symptom of asthma that occurs in relation with lower airway obstruction. However, this sensation is not specific of asthma and may be the expression of other disorders. In particular, it can testify to anxiety or hyperventilation, two disorders frequently associated with asthma. The systematic interpretation of dyspnea as a manifestation of asthma in asthmatic patients may lead to an inappropriate increase in asthma controllers. Identifying the cause of dyspnea in asthmatic patients (airway obstruction, anxiety or hyperventilation) is therefore crucial for the clinician. This could be facilitated by a multidimensional assessment of dyspnea, evaluating the kind of sensation felt by the patient (for example chest tightness, air hunger etc.) and emotions associated to respiratory sensations (for example anxiety, fear etc.). The objectives of this project are to assess: (1) the sensory and affective dimensions of dyspnea in asthma and, (2) their connection to asthma control, anxiety and depression.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Questionnaire	MultiDimensional Profile (MDP), Anxiety-Depression Hospital Scale (HADs), Nijmegen

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-18
• Primary completion: 2022-08-11
• Completion: 2022-08-11
• First posted: 2020-02-27
• Last updated: 2023-01-26

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: France