Study of Preventive Treatment With Symbicort or Budicort Turbohaler in Childhood Asthma Return to School Epidemic

Summary

During the second week of September( week 38 of the year)there are recorded data of exacerbation of asthma all over the world, including Israel. A short preventive treatment of 6 weeks may reduce asthma exacerbation in children,reduce primary care and ER visiting and hospitalization.

Timeline

Start

2010-09

Primary completion

2011-10

Completion

2012-10

Publications

• Background Johnston NJ, Johnston SL, Duncan JM, Greene JM,Keith PK,Roy M, Wsaerman S, Sears MR. The september epidemic of asthma exacerbation in children:a search for etiology. J allergy Clin Immunol 2005,115;132-8 Scheuerman O, Meyerowitch J, Marcus N, Hoffer V, Batt E , Garty B-Z. The september epidemic of asthma in Israel. J of Asthma 2009;46;652-5 Johnston NW, Mandhane PJ, Dai J, Duncan JM, Greene JM,Lambert K, Sears Mr. Attenuation of the september epidemic of asthma exacerbation in children: A randomized controlled trial of montelukast added to usual therapy. Pediatrics;120;e702-e712.

Drugs

Indications