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

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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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