FourFold Asthma Study (FAST): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical cost-effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations

FourFold Asthma Study (FAST): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical cost-effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations

BACKGROUND: Asthma is one of the commonest chronic diseases in the UK. Acute exacerbations of asthma are unpredictable, disruptive and frightening. They cause considerable morbidity and account for a large component of the health service costs of asthma. The widespread use of an asthma self-manageme...

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Main Authors: Skeggs, Andrew, McKeever, Tricia M., Duley, Lelia, Mitchell, Eleanor, Bradshaw, Lucy, Mortimer, Kevin, Walker, Samantha, Parrott, Steve, Wilson, Andrew, Pavord, Ian, Brightling, Chris, Thomas, Mike, Price, David, Devereux, Graham, Higgins, Bernard, Harrison, Timothy W., Haydock, Rebecca
Format: Article
Published: BioMed Central 2016
Subjects:
Asthma
Exacerbation
Self-management plan
Inhaled corticosteroids
Oral corticosteroids Randomised controlled trial
Fourfold
Protocol
Primary care
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38797/

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