Asthma
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The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of asthma and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our asthma research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.
Research News
Vanessa Luks
Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic DiseaseClinical Trials
The following list of clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital is pulled from ClinicalTrials.gov, which is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and only available in English. If you find a clinical trial that interests you, you can bring the information to the next appointment with your care team and ask if you are eligible for the study. If so, they may be able to refer you to the study team. If you email the study team directly, we can guarantee a response. Learn more about participating in research and clinical trials.
Canadian Consortium on Airway Mucus Occlusions in Asthma, COPD and Chronic Cough (NCT06858748)
Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Cough (CC) View DetailsPublications
The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.
Self-perceived mental health among Canadian adolescents and young adults with asthma: Insights from a national cross-sectional study.
2026-10-01 Go to publicationAssessing the impact of earlier initiation of biologics on clinical remission and other outcomes in a global real-life severe asthma cohort from CHRONICLE, ISAR and OPCRD.
2026-09-09 Go to publicationAirway mucus plugs in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: pathobiology, imaging, and implications for clinical trials.
2026-09-01 Go to publicationAssociation of Easier Biologic Access with Remission and Other Clinical Outcomes in Severe Asthma: A Global Real-World Study.
2026-08-06 Go to publicationMagnesium in acute pediatric asthma in the emergency department (MAGICIAN)-A multicentre randomized controlled clinical trial protocol.
2026-06-03 Go to publication