Effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma in ‘real life’ patients compared with those recruited to clinical trials in the same centre | Zendy

Stephen Bicknell | Zendy; Rekha Chaudhuri | Zendy; Nicola J. Lee | Zendy; Malcolm Shepherd | Zendy; Mark Spears | Zendy; Nick Pitman | Zendy; Euan Cameron | Zendy; Douglas C. Cowan | Zendy; Julie Nixon | Zendy; Joyce Thompson | Zendy; Charles McSharry | Zendy; Neil C. Thomson | Zendy

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Effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma in ‘real life’ patients compared with those recruited to clinical trials in the same centre

Author(s) -

Stephen Bicknell,

Rekha Chaudhuri,

Nicola J. Lee,

Malcolm Shepherd,

Mark Spears,

Nick Pitman,

Euan Cameron,

Douglas C. Cowan,

Julie Nixon,

Joyce Thompson,

Charles McSharry,

Neil C. Thomson

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.022

H-Index - 37

eISSN - 1753-4666

pISSN - 1753-4658

DOI - 10.1177/1753465815601332

Subject(s) - bronchial thermoplasty , medicine , asthma , clinical trial , intensive care medicine , bronchodilator agents , bronchoscopy , surgery , bronchodilator , bronchoconstriction

Published information on the effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) for severe asthma in ‘real life’ patients is limited. We compared safety and efficacy outcomes 12 months post procedure in 10 clinic patients and 15 patients recruited to clinical trials of BT at the same centre. Baseline asthma severity was greater in the clinic group. Adverse events were similar. Clinical improvements occurred in 50% of the clinic patients compared with 73% of the research patients.

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