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Diagnosis of EIB in Young Elite Athletes (13-18 y)

Belgium141 participantsStarted 2017-01

Plain-language summary

The investigators recently observed airway inflammation and increased damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) level in sputum of children (age 11-12y) and adolescents (18-23y) from elite sport programs in Belgium with increased risk of bronchoconstriction upon extreme exercise. They here want to validate these findings in a cohort 13-18y.

Who can participate

Age range13 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * high-school elite athletes from 'topsportschool' or 'future team' * from following disciplines: swimming, basket, volley or foot ball * performing at least 12 h sport a week or * healthy recreational control subjects * performing less than 6 hours sport/week Exclusion Criteria: \- acute infection in four weeks prior to test

What they're measuring

incidence of athletes with exercise-induced bronchospasm

Timeframe: 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03587675

SponsorUniversitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-11

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