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Clinical Trials
Do you have Asthma?
IRB-HSR# 12656
Service:
Allergy,
Pulmonary & Respiratory Care
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Category: Immunology/Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary/Respiratory, Healthy Subjects - Outpatient
Adult Enrollment: Yes
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Minor Enrollment: No
Primary Investigator: Peter W. Heymann
Contact Information
Contact: Holliday Carper
Phone: 434.982.3510
E-mail: hts@virginia.edu
Clinical Trial Description
Screening Asthmatic and Non-asthmatic Volunteers for Experimental Rhinovirus Challenges with Rhinovirus (Strain 39)
Do you have Asthma?
Volunteers (ages 18 to 40 years old) are needed for a study about asthma and the common cold.
The ultimate goal of this research is to better understand asthma and the common cold and hopefully improve asthma care.
The purpose of this screening study it to determine eligibility for a study about asthma and the common cold.
Screening will begin now through mid-November and will involve 2 outpatient visits.
Screening Visit 1: You will have a physical exam, blood draw, urine sample and complete a questionnaire.
Screening Visit 2: Lung function testing to verify your asthma (called a metacholine challenge test).
Compensation
- Volunteers will be reimbursed $20 for the first visit and $30 for the second visit.
- Based on the results, those who qualify can enroll in a 3 week study about asthma and the common cold. Reimbursement for this next study will be $750.
