RAPP-children, Rhinitis & Asthma in Patient Perspective: Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Quality of Life Evaluation in Children With Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis

RAPP-children, Rhinitis & Asthma in Patient Perspective: Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Quality of Life Evaluation in Children With Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis

This observational study aims at developing and validating a simple questionnaire to be routinely applied in the clinical practice, for the evaluation of the quality of life in children with concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis. The study consists of two phases:

Phase 1: Development of the RAPP-children questionnaire starting from the validated RHINASTHMA-children questionnaire.

Phase 2: Administration and validation of the RAPP-children questionnaire. 150 children with concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis will be followed-up for one month. Both at baseline and after one month, the RAPP children and several other standardized questionnaires will be administered.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 6 and 11 years
• Concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis
• Males and Females

Exclusion Criteria:

• Immunological and metabolic systemic disease
• Major malformations of the upper airways
• Active smoker