Determining asthma treatment by monitoring sputum cell counts: effect on exacerbations

The European Respiratory Journal
L JayaramF E Hargreave

Abstract

One important goal of asthma treatment is to reduce exacerbations. The current authors investigated if the use of sputum cell counts to guide treatment would achieve this goal. A total of 117 adults with asthma were entered into a multicentre, randomised, parallel group-effectiveness study for two treatment strategies over a 2-yr period. In one strategy (the clinical strategy: CS) treatment was based on symptoms and spirometry. In the other (the sputum strategy: SS) sputum cell counts were used to guide corticosteroid therapy to keep eosinophils<or=2%; symptoms and spirometry were used to identify clinical control, exacerbations and other treatments. Patients were blind to sputum cell counts in both strategies and physicians were blind in the CS, thus removing bias. First, the minimum treatment to maintain control was identified in 107 patients (Phase 1) and then this treatment was continued (Phase 2) for the remaining of the 2 yrs. The primary outcomes were the relative risk reduction for the occurrence of the first exacerbation in Phase 2 and the length of time without exacerbation. The current authors also examined the type and severity of exacerbations and the cumulative dose of inhaled steroid needed. The duration and numb...Continue Reading

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