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Swiss Paediatric Airway Cohort

About This Trial

The Swiss Paediatric Airway Cohort (SPAC) is a national, prospective clinical cohort of children and adolescents who visit physicians in Switzerland for recurrent wheeze, cough, and exercise- or sleep-related respiratory problems. SPAC aims to answer important questions on clinical phenotypes, prognosis, diagnosis and treatment. SPAC is part of routine care, and only clinically indicated investigations are done. The comprehensive baseline assessment includes a detailed questionnaire to families, plus test results, diagnoses and treatments from hospital records. Follow-up is via monthly questionnaires the first 12 months and thereafter annual questionnaires to families, and data from follow-up visits. Currently, 4344 patients from 10 clinics and hospitals in Switzerland (Aarau, Basel, Bern, Chur, Horgen, Lausanne, Luzern, St. Gallen, Worb, Zurich) have been enrolled. SPAC provides real-life data on children visiting the Swiss health care system for common respiratory problems. It will provide a research platform for health services research, and for nested clinical and transitional studies. Publications and plain language summaries are listed on the study website: https://www.spac-study.ch/publikationen/

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Children and adolescents aged 0-16 years - Resident in Switzerland - Seen in a paediatric pulmonary outpatient clinic due to respiratory problems - Parents and patients above age 14 must be able to sign an willing to sign a consent form form Who Should NOT Join This Trial: Prior diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, severe heart disease, oncological disease, neuromuscular disease or severe disability Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children and adolescents aged 0-16 years * Resident in Switzerland * Seen in a paediatric pulmonary outpatient clinic due to respiratory problems * Parents and patients above age 14 must be able to sign an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: Prior diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, severe heart disease, oncological disease, neuromuscular disease or severe disability

Locations (12)

Vienna Open Medical Institute

Vienna, Austria

Children's hospital Aarau

Aarau, Switzerland

University Children's hospital Basel, UKBB

Basel, Switzerland

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Bern, Switzerland

University Children's Hospital Bern, Inselspital

Bern, Switzerland

Children's Hospital Chur

Chur, Switzerland

Pulmonology clinic, Horgen

Horgen, Switzerland

University Children's hospital Lausane, CHUV

Lausanne, Switzerland

Children's hospital Lucerne

Lucerne, Switzerland

Children's hospital St. Gallen

Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

Pulmonology clinic, Worb

Worb, Switzerland

University Children's Hospital Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland