Effect of a soy isoflavone supplement on lung function and clinical outcomes in patients with poorly controlled asthma: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Soy isoflavone supplements are used to treat several chronic diseases, although the data supporting their use are limited. Some data suggest that supplementation with soy isoflavone may be an effective treatment for patients with poor asthma control.

Objective

To determine whether a soy isoflavone supplement improves asthma control in adolescent and adult patients with poorly controlled disease.

Design, setting, and participants

Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted between May 2010 and August 2012 at 19 adult and pediatric pulmonary and allergy centers in the American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers network. Three hundred eighty-six adults and children aged 12 years or older with symptomatic asthma whil

SUBMITTER: Smith LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5443623 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature