scholarly journals Improvement of Th17/Treg balance and Asthma Control Test score by Nigella sativa supplementation in asthmatic children: a new approach to managing asthma

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wisnu Barlianto ◽  
Desy Wulandari ◽  
Maya Chusniyah ◽  
HMS Chandra Kusuma ◽  
Sumarno Reto Prawiro
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Asthmatic Children

scholarly journals Reduced medication use and improved pulmonary function with supplements containing vegetable and fruit concentrate, fish oil and probiotics in asthmatic school children: a randomised controlled trial

2012 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Chen Lee ◽  
Yao-Hsu Yang ◽  
Shao-Yuan Chuang ◽  
Shih-Yi Huang ◽  
Wen-Harn Pan
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Fish Oil ◽  
Asthma Control ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Asthmatic Children ◽  
Supplement Group

Dietary pattern changes may be one of the key factors associated with increasing asthma prevalence. Observational studies have found negative associations between fruit, vegetable and fish consumption and risk of asthma. Experimental studies have also shown that probiotics can modulate the immune system. However, each dietary component exhibits a modest effect. The objective of the present study was to investigate the joint effect of multiple beneficial dietary components on asthma. We designed a 16-week school-based double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial. The supplement group received fruit plus vegetable concentrate, fish oil and probiotics (FVFP supplement), while the control group received placebos. A total of 192 asthmatic children aged 10–12 years were recruited from elementary schools in metropolitan Taipei. Pulmonary function, medication usage, Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) score and the Childhood Asthma Control Test score were evaluated at baseline, and at weeks 8 and 16. Compared with the placebo group, the supplement group showed significant improvement in pulmonary function parameters (91 v. 178 ml for forced vital capacity (FVC), 40 v. 107 ml for forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and 1·6 v. 4·8 % for FEV1:FVC ratio; all P values < 0·01) and had a significantly reduced proportion of those using short-acting inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroids. However, the PAQLQ score and the Childhood Asthma Control Test score were not significantly different between the two groups, possibly because the majority of the children were treated routinely. FVFP supplements reduced medication use and improved pulmonary function in asthmatic children. The present study supports an adjuvant intervention with a combination of fruit, vegetable, fish and probiotic foods.

ASSESSING THE BENEFITS THAT COMMUNITY PHARMACIES CAN HAVE ON CHILDHOOD ASTHMA OUTCOMES

2016 ◽  
Vol 101 (9) ◽  
pp. e2.48-e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Lilley
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Asthma Control ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Financial Incentive ◽  
Symptom Control ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Inhaler Technique ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Asthmatic Children

IntroductionThe local Clinical Commissioning Group has funded an innovative one-year pilot project to assess the value of providing specialist paediatric pharmacist and physiotherapist support direct to families and health care professionals (GP's, community pharmacists, practice nurses etc.) regarding asthma in the primary care setting. Community pharmacies are the one service that asthmatic children come in contact with in order to pick up their medications it was decided to encourage staff to provide interventions at the point of collection.Methods22 large chain, small chain and independent community pharmacy branches were included in the pilot (out of 152 within CCG area) with a total of 31 pharmacists and 67 assistants trained to provide the service. The plan was to provide ‘back to basics’ leaflets on collection of prescription to help improve education on the medications being used; provide inhaler technique counselling on the collection of all prescriptions for children; encourage pharmacist's to perform medicines use reviews and the new medicines service in asthmatic children of high school age (for which they could collect the standard NHS fee). In order to assess the benefits of this, the pharmacist or assistant would first perform the standard asthma control test, marked out of 25 with the parent/patient completing an online version one month later to assess any improvement in symptom management. In order to trace the number of MURs, NMS, inhaler counselling sessions and leaflets given out a tally chart was completed each month by the branches involved.ResultsUnfortunately of the 22 branches that signed up to the pilot only 15 returned tally charts to the team. Over a six month period 23 MUR's, 3 NMS and 32 inhaler technique sessions were performed with 67 leaflets distributed. Of a possible 55 asthma control tests (MURs and inhaler technique counselling sessions) only 23 patients completed the four week post intervention online form. Of those completed the average asthma control test score increased by 7 points (30% increase). In particular feedback from the pharmacists involved was that the inhaler counselling sessions were of particular benefit to parents/patients.Feedback from the pharmacy teams in general was positive with many stating it was good to be more involved in the care of children's conditions; however many stated in order for the service to roll out to a wider audience the scheme would have to provide a financial incentive for the large chains to take part.ConclusionsIt is clear that interventions performed by the community pharmacy teams can help improve symptom control in asthmatic children. In particular ensuring patients are using their medications correctly appears to be key to symptom control. Encouraging pharmacists to provide child friendly MURs should be investigated further to prove the benefit of this service further. It should be noted that ensuring patients are using their medications correctly is already part of the essential service contract for pharmacies.

Childhood Asthma Control Test in asthmatic children with dysfunctional breathing

2008 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 266-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego G. Peroni ◽  
Giorgio L. Piacentini ◽  
Alessandro Bodini ◽  
Attilio L. Boner
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Asthmatic Children ◽  
Dysfunctional Breathing

scholarly journals Correlation Between the Asthma Control Test Score and FEV1 in Nigerians With Bronchial Asthma

CHEST Journal ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
pp. 146A
Author(s):  
Obianuju B. Ozoh ◽  
Olarenwaju E. Bandele ◽  
Cyril Chukwu ◽  
Njideka Okubadejo
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
Bronchial Asthma ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test

Circulating fibrocytes correlate with the asthma control test score

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Kobayashi ◽  
M. Naito ◽  
M. Masuya ◽  
M. Maruyama ◽  
K. Urata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Circulating Fibrocytes
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