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Luftibus in the School: a Study on the Respiratory Health of Schoolchildren.

NCT03659838 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3500

Last updated 2018-09-06

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Summary

This study assessed the respiratory health of schoolchildren from the canton of Zurich by combining self-reported information on respiratory symptoms with lung function test results and air pollution measurements.

Luftibus in the school (LUIS) is a population-based study conducted in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Between the years 2013 and 2016 a bus with equipment for lung function testing and air pollution measurement visited numerous schools across the canton Zurich. The parents of the schoolchildren filled in a questionnaire with validated questions on upper and lower respiratory symptoms, trigger factors, diagnosis, treatment of respiratory symptoms, health behavior and environmental factors. The children were interviewed using a shorter questionnaire. Fieldworkers measured lung function (spirometry and double tracer gas single-breath washout) and an airway inflammation test (fractional exhaled nitric oxide) in the bus. The recruited population included 3500 schoolchildren aged 6 to 16 years from the canton of Zurich.

Respiratory symptoms and their influence on physical activity and sleep have a strong impact on children's quality of life and school performance. The results of this study will provide new insights on schoolchildren's respiratory health that may help to establish new recommendations and influence policy makers' decisions.

Conditions

  • Respiratory Disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bern

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Children's Hospital, Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alexander Möller, PD Dr.med · University Children's Hospital, Zurich

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-28
Primary Completion
2016-12-15
Completion
2016-12-15

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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