Using tongue images and pulse readings to study asthma in children
Looks at tongue and pulse data alongside asthma stage and lung function in children.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Multimodal Tongue-Pulse Information Fusion for Syndrome Diagnosis and Cohort Study in Children With Asthma
Key facts
- Where
- Shanghai, ChinaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 5 and 18 years old?
Source: NCT07383883, who can take part
Where in China
- Shanghai Children's Medical CenterShanghai, ChinaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Shanghai Children's Medical Center
- Trial code
- NCT07383883
- Record updated
- 10 March 2026
- Original description
Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic respiratory diseases in children, and accurate phenotyping and disease monitoring remain challenging in routine clinical practice. This observational cohort study aims to investigate the clinical value of multimodal tongue and pulse information in the syndrome diagnosis and phenotypic characterization of pediatric asthma. Children aged 5-18 years with a confirmed diagnosis of asthma will be enrolled at Shanghai Children's Medical Center and followed in routine outpatient care.Read full original descriptionShow less
Multimodal Tongue-Pulse Information Fusion for Syndrome Diagnosis and Cohort Study in Children With Asthma
Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic respiratory diseases in children, and accurate phenotyping and disease monitoring remain challenging in routine clinical practice. This observational cohort study aims to investigate the clinical value of multimodal tongue and pulse information in the syndrome diagnosis and phenotypic characterization of pediatric asthma. Children aged 5-18 years with a confirmed diagnosis of asthma will be enrolled at Shanghai Children's Medical Center and followed in routine outpatient care.
Standardized tongue images and pulse wave data will be collected using validated acquisition devices during visits when lung function testing is performed. Quantitative features extracted from tongue and pulse data will be integrated with clinical information, including asthma stage, lung function parameters, eosinophil counts, allergic sensitization status, and Asthma Control Questionnaire-5 (ACQ-5) scores. The primary objective is to evaluate the associations between tongue-pulse multimodal features and asthma clinical stages and pulmonary function. Secondary objectives include exploring their relationships with airway inflammation and asthma control status.
This study seeks to establish a non-invasive, objective, and quantifiable approach to asthma phenotyping, providing evidence for integrating traditional diagnostic features with modern clinical data to support precision management of pediatric asthma.
Inclusion: Children aged 5 to 18 years; Clinically diagnosed asthma according to established pediatric asthma guidelines; Receiving routine outpatient follow-up at Shanghai Children's Medical Center; Able to cooperate with tongue image acquisition and pulse wave data collection; Able to perform pulmonary function testing when clinically indicated; Written informed consent obtained from parents or legal guardians, with assent from the child when appropriate.
Exclusion: Presence of other chronic respiratory diseases (e.g., cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia); Congenital cardiopulmonary malformations or significant cardiovascular disease; Acute respiratory infection or fever at the time of data collection; Severe systemic diseases or immunodeficiency that may affect study participation; Inability to comply with study procedures or incomplete clinical data.