Asthma Research

In 1999, the Section of Pulmonary Medicine at Nationwide Children’s was designated as an American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Center, one of 18 selected participants, only five of which are pediatric. The Asthma Clinical Research Centers Network conducts large clinical trials intended to have a direct impact on patient care and asthma treatment

Faculty Focused on Asthma Research

• Robert G. Castile, MD, MS
• Shahid I. Sheikh, MD
• Richard D. Shell, MD
• Rohan A. Thompson, MD

Latest Asthma Research Findings

The Indoor Air and Asthma: The Role of Cat Allergens

This article discusses recent findings regarding the role of the indoor environment in asthma, focusing on the special role of cat allergens.

Access an abstract of this study: The indoor air and asthma: the role of cat allergens. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2011 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Health Literacy and Willingness to Use Online Health Information by Teens with Asthma and Diabetes

This study measured health literacy in a population of teens in treatment for asthma or diabetes.  Finding showed that teens with lower health literacy searched online for health information as often as peers with higher literacy, but were less likely to express the intent to use recommended sites. Belief in the usefulness of a Web site is the strongest attitudinal predictor of intended future use.

Access an abstract of this study: Health Literacy and Willingness to Use Online Health Information by Teens with Asthma and Diabetes. Telemed J E Health. 2011 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Current Asthma Research Grants

Asthma Clinical Research Center, Ohio State University Research Foundation/American Lung Association (Karen McCoy)

The Study of Acid Reflux in Children with Asthma, OSU Research Foundation and American Lung Association (Karen McCoy)

Study of asthma and nasal steroids (STAN), The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Karen McCoy)

The study of soy isoflavones in asthma (SOYA), The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Karen McCoy)

Of Note

Study Finds that Children’s Asthma Care Measure Compliance is Not Associated with Reductions in Readmissions or Emergency Room Visits

One of three Children’s Asthma Care (CAC) core measures adopted by the Joint Commission shows no significant link between measure compliance and a decrease in asthma-related readmission or emergency care following an initial admission for treatment of asthma, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study, conducted by the Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA) Research Group and a group of researchers from children’s hospitals including Nationwide Children’s Hospital is featured in the Oct. 5, 2011 issue of JAMA. Read More>>

Study Finds that Children’s Asthma Care Measure Compliance is Not Associated with Reductions in Readmissions or Emergency Room Visits

One of three Children’s Asthma Care (CAC) core measures adopted by the Joint Commission shows no significant link between measure compliance and a decrease in asthma-related readmission or emergency care following an initial admission for treatment of asthma, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study, conducted by the Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA) Research Group and a group of researchers from children’s hospitals including Nationwide Children’s Hospital is featured in the Oct. 5, 2011 issue of JAMA.  Read more >>