Mold Exposure and Impact on Asthma Control in French Asthmatic Children

University Hospital, Lille451 enrolled

Overview

Observational, multicenter, study conducted in 12 hospitals in the Nord and Pas-De-Calais departments. The aim of this study is to describe the relationship between reported exposure to molds and asthma control in a pediatric population. Each patient followed by a specialized asthma pediatrician in one of the study center will be proposed to participate in the study. Children aged 1 to \< 18 years, with asthma diagnosis, based on the assessment of a specialized physician after a follow-up of at least 6 months Inclusion, non-inclusion and exclusion criteria will be verified by the investigators. The questionnaires will be completed during the consultation, collected by the physician in charge of the consultation and sent to the principal investigator for data entry. Inclusion will take place over a period of 12 consecutive months from the date of obtaining regulatory approval.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

451

Conditions

Asthma in Children

Interventions

Questionnaire of Mold / moisture exposureOTHER

Mold / moisture exposure is assessed by the 5 following questions, whose positive response has been associated with the actual presence of mold in the household (according to data from the literature data), asked in the form of a parent-completed declarative questionnaire regarding the child's primary living home: * Presence of visible mold * Impression of dampness * Apparent dampness * Existence of recent water damage in the last year * Presence of a moldy odor

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 YearMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 1 to \< 18 years, with asthma diagnosis, based on the assessment of a specialized physician after a follow-up of at least 6 months, Follow-up in one of the study center in Nord and Pas de Calais departments (Lille, Lens, Tourcoing, Valenciennes, Arras, Roubaix, Seclin, Armentières, Calais, Boulogne/mer, Dunkerque, GHICL-Saint Vincent) over an inclusion period of 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Children living ≤ 50% of the weekly time in their primary home (e.g., shared custody) * Children whose living arrangement characteristics are difficult to analyze (e.g., child accompanied by grandparents or by the parent without primary custody) * Children whose residence has recently changed, making it impossible to assess the impact of the living arrangement over the past year * Children living outside of the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments * Children whose parents are unable to complete the questionnaire

Locations (10)

Ch Armentieres

Armentières, France

Ch Boulogne-Sur-Me

Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

Ch Calais

Calais, France

CH Dunkerque

Dunkirk, France

Centre Hospitalier de Lens

Lens, France

Hop Jeanne de Flandre Chu Lille

Lille, France

Centre Hospitalier St Vincent

Lille, France

Centre hospitalier de Roubaix

Roubaix, France

Centre Hospitalier de Seclin

Seclin, France

Centre Hospitalier,

Valenciennes, France