Multidimensional Characterization of Dyspnea in Children

Launched by ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HÔPITAUX DE PARIS · Aug 11, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how to better understand and describe breathing difficulties, known as dyspnea, in children aged 6 to 17 years. Currently, there isn’t a specific tool that captures all the different ways children experience this symptom. The researchers believe that using a detailed evaluation scale, similar to ones used in adults, can help doctors assess and manage breathing issues more effectively in children. This includes conditions like asthma attacks and chronic illnesses such as cystic fibrosis.

To participate in this study, children must be experiencing breathing complaints and be receiving care at Trousseau Hospital's pediatric pulmonology department. Parents or guardians must also agree for their child to join the study. Children who have cognitive disorders that make it hard for them to understand the assessments, or who refuse to participate, will not be included. By taking part, participants can help improve how doctors understand and treat respiratory issues in children, potentially leading to better outcomes in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Children aged between 6-17 years old at inclusion
• • Experiencing respiratory complaints at inclusion
• • Social security number
• • Children whom parents or legal representatives are present or reachable via phone call at inclusion
• • Non-opposition of parents or legal representatives to participate in the study
• • Children who are followed at or hospitalized in Trousseau hospital's pediatric pulmonology department for: asthma attack, acute respiratory insufficiency, acute exacerbation of a chronic respiratory disease, chronic respiratory insufficiency.
• • For the study of acute dyspnea: patients hospitalized for acute respiratory disease since less than 72h.
• • For the study of chronic dyspnea: children presenting with chronic respiratory disease.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Cognitive disorders making it impossible to understand self-assessment scales
• • Refusal of the child to participate in the research
• For the assessment of chronic dyspnea:
• • Children followed for a chronic respiratory pathology having presented an episode of acute respiratory decompensation in the 6 weeks preceding inclusion.