Official Title: Comparison of Microglial Activation in Severe Asthma and Healthy Controls
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2025-08
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: MAIA-SC
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how asthma influences brain function. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* How airway inflammation in asthma affects the brain; and, * Whether airway inflammation in asthma is related to symptoms of depression and anxiety
Over the course of 3 visits, participants will:
* Complete questionnaires * Complete computer tasks * Undergo allergy skin test and breathing tests * Give two blood samples * Give a sputum sample * Complete brain imaging scans
Researchers will compare results between participants with asthma, and participants who do not have asthma.