Individualized Household Allergen Intervention Lowers Allergen Level But Not Asthma Medication Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Environmental exposures to indoor allergens are major contributors to asthma symptoms, particularly in inner cities. The effectiveness of household allergen reduction as an adjunct to National Asthma Education Prevention Program guideline-based pharmacologic therapy in asthma has not been prospectively studied.

Objective

To study the effect of individualized allergen reduction on ability to reduce asthma pharmacologic therapy over 40 weeks.

Methods

We performed a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of multifaceted indoor allergen avoidance measures on the ability to reduce asthma controller therapy in adults and children residing in New York City who were both sensitized and exposed to at least 1 indoor allergen. Asthma treatment and control

SUBMITTER: DiMango E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5295498 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature