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NCT04002362CompletedPhase 2

Symptom Clusters in Children With Exacerbation-prone Asthma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Feb 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Pediatric participants with exacerbation-prone asthma will receive an intramuscular injection of triamcinolone acetonide and will be followed for 48 weeks. The study visit 2 weeks after the injection will assess the response to the study medication, while the remaining study visits will examine the temporal stability of the symptom clusters.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
68 (actual)
First submitted
27 Jun 2019
Start date
13 Nov 2019
Primary completion date
16 Jan 2025
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Diseases
Asthma
NCT number
NCT04002362

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 68
  • From 13 Nov 2019 to the primary completion date, 16 Jan 2025
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Previous allergic reaction to systemic corticosteroids

Other illness

  • Hepatic, biliary, or renal disease that can interfere with drug metabolism/excretion
  • Chronic medical disorders that may increase the risk of drug-related injury, including osteogenesis imperfecta (increased risk of fracture with corticosteroids), or Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, clotting disorders, or Factor deficiency (increased risk of bleeding with corticosteroid therapy)
  • Congenital disorders or deformities of the chest wall, lungs or airways
  • History of premature birth \<35 weeks gestation

Other

  • Pregnancy
  • Current smoking
  • Unwillingness to receive triamcinolone
  • Planning to relocate before study completion

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 6 to less than 21 years at the enrollment visit
  • Physician diagnosis of asthma
  • History of an asthma exacerbation in the previous 12 months, defined as either:
    • Treatment with systemic corticosteroids, or
    • Increase in rescue medication use (i.e., albuterol or inhaled corticosteroid) for 24 hours or more, or
    • One or more missed school days due to asthma symptoms, or
    • An unscheduled visit for asthma at either a physician's office, urgent care, hospital emergency room, or
    • Hospitalization for asthma

Age in the registry: 6 years to 21 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Children's Healthcare of Altanta
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Emory Children's Center
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.