Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Treatment of Severe Asthma: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial

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Mario Castro · Washington University in St. Louis

Adalberto Sperb Rubin · Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo

Michel Laviolette · Université Laval

Jussara Fiterman · Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS

Marina De Andrade Lima · Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Pallav L. Shah · Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Elie Fiss

Abstract

BT in subjects with severe asthma improves asthma-specific quality of life with a reduction in severe exacerbations and healthcare use in the posttreatment period. Clinical trial registered with www.clinialtrials.gov (NCT00231114).

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Asthma and respiratory diseases Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery

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Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 181, Issue 2, pp. 116-124

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200903-0354oc

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Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Treatment of Severe Asthma: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial

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