Study: The Western Australian Bronchiectasis Program
Can you help us with our study to understand how a lung condition called bronchiectasis develops during childhood?
Read more about the bronchiectasis study
Study: Mechanisms of Acute Viral Respiratory Illness in Children (MAVRIC)
Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia and UWA School of Paediatrics and Child Health are trying to determine why some children get severely ill when they have a common cold resulting in them having to be admitted to hospital.
We are studying which cold virus they have, how their immune system, genes and immune cells respond to the illness and whether this relates to how many times they have to be admitted to hospital in their childhood.
To do this, we need to know how healthy children and mildly asthmatic children respond to the common cold.
Who can take part?
We need healthy and asthmatic children with and without a cold to participate in our study.
CONTACT
Dr. Franciska Prastanti
mavric@telethonkids.org.au
0403 838 048
Study: Seeking volunteers aged 3 years and older for lung function testing
The Children’s Lung Health team are investigating the lung health of children, adolescents and adults who were born prematurely, and those with bronchiectasis. Those born prematurely or with bronchiectasis often have poorer lung function and breathing problems.
The team are seeking anyone aged 3 years or older with no history of respiratory illness or breathing problems (e.g., asthma, premature birth, COPD) to take part in lung function testing.
Collection of lung function data from participants who do not have a history of respiratory illness helps our understanding of lung function in those with lung health problems. In the long term this helps us to improve the health outcomes of these people.