The AWARD study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  The hospitalised acute wheezy adult with airways disease: studying the different characteristics and treatment responses

• IRAS ID

  191475

• Contact name

  Mona Bafadhel

• Contact email

  mona.bafadhel@ndm.ox.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Oxford

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 4 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  This is an observational study of adult patients admitted to the Emergency Department at a busy teaching hospital with acute worsening (exacerbations) of their pre-existing airways disease (including asthma and COPD). All patients attending will be asked to participate and following consent all participants will be characterised carefully and their clinical progress will be followed. There will be no changes made to their treatment and no exposure to any investigational drugs. The aim is to see whether clinical outcomes vary depending upon the initial clinical characteristics of the participants.

• REC name

  London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/LO/2119

• Date of REC Opinion

  18 Dec 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion