CHEO Principal Investigator: Dr. Dhenuka Radhakrishnan, MD, MSc. CHEO Respirology and CHEO-Lead Investigator
Coordinating Site Principal Investigator: Dr. Sze Man Tse, MD, PhD CHU Sainte‑Justine (Montréal, QC)
Study Contact: Jamie Strain MSc., (she/her). Research Coordinator. CHEO MoKA Study Research Team. Email: [email protected] Phone: 613‑737‑7600 ext. 8897 OR Zhenrui Zhang, (he/him). StudyResearch Assistant. 613-737-7600 ext. 7144, | E-mail: [email protected]
Who to Contact Regarding Participating:Families interested in participating should contact: Jamie Strain, Research Coordinator or Zhenrui Zhang, Research Assistant.
Eligible participants will be directed through an electronic consent process before downloading the study mobile application. The MoKA Study is led by CHU Sainte‑Justine, which offers French correspondence, and the RespiSentinel mobile application is available in both English and French.
Study Eligibility
Eligible participants include children or adolescents (less than 18 years old), or their parents/guardians of children with asthma or with possible asthma (including those with a doctor’s diagnosis, repeated episodes of wheezing, or an asthma‑related emergency department visit in the past 12 months.
Summary
Asthma attacks are one of the leading causes of emergency department visits and hospitalizations in children. The MoKA Study is a Canada‑wide research study led by CHU Sainte‑Justine that aims to improve how asthma attacks are predicted and prevented in children and adolescents using mobile health technology.
Participants take part by completing short weekly and monthly questionnaires about asthma symptoms, asthma control, and healthcare use through a mobile application called RespiSentinel, available in English and French. Some participants may also choose to use an optional feature that records coughing during the first two hours of sleep to help monitor asthma control.
Participation is voluntary, involves no known risks, and all information collected is kept confidential and securely stored. The knowledge gained from this study will help researchers and healthcare providers develop better tools to predict asthma flare‑ups and improve asthma care for children and families across Canada.