According to a study that was presented at the American Thoracic Society and handled by researcher Gregory Sawicki, M.D. of Children’s Hospital in Boston, some children may not be able to control asthma in the same manner as other children with asthma when treated with inhaled corticosteroids.
This study is expected to highlight some present-day loopholes and myths associated with asthma control despite the fact that the government is trying its level best to create awareness among asthma patients and their families.
From News-Medical.Net:
“The majority of children with mild asthma are less likely to have symptoms as they get older and may not need to be on daily steroids,” Dr. Sawicki said. “The flip side is that if a child has poor asthma control, the parents and doctor need to make sure the child is adhering to their inhaled steroid treatment. But variation in response to inhaled steroids, as other medications, is well described.”
The data comes from the Child Asthma Management Program Continuation Study (CAMPCS), one of the largest groups of children with mild to moderate asthma in the nation who have been followed over 10 years. “This study gives us a good sense of real-world practice in asthma management,” Dr. Sawicki says. “The children’s care is not directed by anyone in the study; it’s an observation of what goes on when the children’s care is directed by their own physicians.”
Dr. Sawicki said that even a meticulous use of inhaled steroids in adult patients with asthma can prove to be ineffective. This study is expected to open new doors of research on new and effective treatment ways to cure asthma.
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