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2/2: AZithromycin Therapy in Preschoolers with a Severe Wheezing Episode Diagnosed at the Emergency Department (AZ-SWED)

Award Number: U24HL147018
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Project Summary/Abstract Over 2.2 million children aged 2–5 years have wheezing episodes that are severe enough to require Emergency Department (ED) visits each year in the United States, and 15% of these children require hospitalization. There is new evidence suggesting that harmful bacteria growing in the throat may play an important role in determining which preschoolers will wheeze and then go on to develop asthma. Bacteria and viruses are equally associated with the risk of acute episodes of wheezing in preschoolers, and antibiotics may be a potential treatment. Two large, well-designed clinical trials performed in outpatient clinics recently showed a signiﬁcant reduction in severe symptoms when children were treated with the antibiotic Azithromycin (AZ) either before or after they started wheezing. Though these results are encouraging, we are not sure how this beneﬁt occurs since AZ has both anti-bacterial and anti-inﬂammatory effects. In addition, we do not know if AZ could be effective in more severe cases, like those requiring ED visits. The relatively underprivileged preschoolers who present to the ED for care of their severe wheezing episodes are usually sicker and with greater risk factors for bacterial infections. They are, therefore, the population that may get the greatest beneﬁt, if AZ is shown to be effective in this setting. We propose a trial in preschool age children coming to the ED with severe wheezing who will be treated with either AZ or placebo. We will also determine which bacteria are growing in the children's pharynx. This will answer the question “Does Azithromycin make children with severe wheezing better sooner and, if so, is that beneﬁt seen in all the children treated or only in those with potentially harmful bacteria in their throats?” There is concern that excessive use of antibiotics may cause bacterial resistance to their effects. We will thus determine if genetic factors or the populations of microbes present in the pharynx can identify children that are more likely to respond to AZ. This will allow us to target the use of AZ to these children in the future. By testing treatment of high risk children with severe wheezing in the ED with AZ and determining which bacteria are growing in their throats, our study may identify a new way to treat these severe, frightening, and difﬁcult to treat illnesses.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $542,672 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	201 PRESIDENTS CIR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	SALT LAKE	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	5	11/26/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$505,281
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	201 PRESIDENTS CIR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	SALT LAKE	USA	Lung Diseases Research	001	4	1/15/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$37,391
														Subtotal = $542,672

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $420,652 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	201 PRESIDENTS CIR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	SALT LAKE	USA	Lung Diseases Research	001	4	12/20/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$420,652
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	201 PRESIDENTS CIR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	SALT LAKE	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	3	11/29/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $420,652

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $467,393 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THE	201 PRESIDENTS CIR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	SALT LAKE	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	3	12/2/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$467,393
2023	2022	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	201 PRESIDENTS CIR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	SALT LAKE	USA	Lung Diseases Research	001	2	7/19/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $467,393

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $510,392 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THE	201 PRESIDENTS CIR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	SALT LAKE	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	2	11/12/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$510,392
														Subtotal = $510,392

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THE	201 PRESIDENTS CIR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	SALT LAKE	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	1	8/18/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $906,728 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THE	201 PRESIDENTS CIR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	SALT LAKE	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	1	9/14/2020	NEW	$906,728
														Subtotal = $906,728

Grand Total All Awards = $2,847,837

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2/2: AZithromycin Therapy in Preschoolers with a Severe Wheezing Episode Diagnosed at the Emergency Department (AZ-SWED)

Award Number: U24HL147018

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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