Asthma. asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age 18 to 70 years; asthma patients with moderate to severe asthma who have clinical criteria include: FEV1 between 40% to 80% of the predicted and asthma that was insufficiently controlled despite treatment with medium or high dose inhaled corticosteroids; treated with conventional drugs; Lack of pregnancy; Lack of breastfeeding; Lack of the use other herbal medicines; Lack of active peptic ulcer and cardiovascular disease (especially heart block) or renal disease; Not concomitant use of anticoagulant; Non-smoking. Exclusion criteria: Add or remove the drugs that interferes with asthma (such as NSAIDs); Infections leading to hospitalization; the patient's unwillingness to continue treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Asthma quality of life. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (end of week 6). Method of measurement: St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).;FEV1. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (end of week 6). Method of measurement: Spirometry testing. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| FEV1/FVC. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (end of week 6). Method of measurement: Spirometry testing.;RV (Residual Volume). Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (end of week 6). Method of measurement: body box plethysmography.;TLC (total lung capacity). Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (end of week 6). Method of measurement: body box plethysmography.;RV/TLC. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (end of week 6). Method of measurement: body box plethysmography.;RAW total (Resistance Air Way total). Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (end of week 6). Method of measurement: body box plethysmography.;RAW in, ex (Resistance Air Way). Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (end of week 6). Method of measurement: body box plethysmography. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Tehran University of Medical Sciences