Ulna Length in Black Children

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris350 enrolled

Overview

Height measurement is unreliable when neuromuscular weakness or spinal deformity is present. The aim of this study was to accurately predict pulmonary function from a limb segment (ulna) measurement that is precise and reproducible. Equations are available in caucasian children but are not available in children of sub-saharian or caribbean ethnicity, which was the aim of the study. To this end, 350 black children referred for pulmonary function testing for asthma follow-up will be included.

Ulna (dominant and non-dominant arm), height measurement in 350 asthmatic children of sub-saharian or caribbean ethnicity (both parents). Repeatability analysis (ulna and height) for the first fifty children. Recording of pulmonary function tests results (spirometry, resistance measurements)

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

350

Conditions

Ulna Length in Otherwise Healthy Children (With the Exception of Mild to Moderate Asthma)

Eligibility

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Inclusion Criteria: * age: 3 to 18 years old, two parents of sub-saharian or caribbean origin, referred for asthma suspicion or follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * chronic disease excepting asthma, prematurity (\<36 GW), steroid (\>3/year), high dosage of inhaled steroid

Locations (1)

Robert Debre Hospital

Paris, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Ulna length

Time frame: 12 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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