Spirometry to manage asthma in children: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (SPIROMAC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma affects over 1 million children across the UK, and preventative treatment is guided subjectively by patient symptoms. Spirometry is an objective test of lung function and can be used in children to guide treatment. However, current guidelines do not indicate how asthma treatment should change in the context of changing spirometry results. This study will evaluate how spirometry can be used to guide asthma treatment and reduce the risk for asthma attacks in children.

Methods

This is a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial. Children aged 6-15 years, who have a diagnosis of asthma and have had an exacerbation requiring oral or intravenous corticosteroids in the previous 12 months, will be eligible. Exclusion criteria include being unable to provide spirome

SUBMITTER: Bell V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482643 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature