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Cochrane Reviews and Protocols on Asthma

Summary

Cochrane Collaboration develops the most reliable Systematic Reviews in a wide spectrum of Diseases.

From here, you can access to finished Systematic Reviews on Asthma and to Protocols  on Asthma (Systematic Reviews in elaboration process)

The most of the Reviews and Protocols are related to treatment. We've divided them in three sections:

-Chronic Asthma: Pharmacological Treatment
-Chronic Asthma No pharmacological treatments
-Acute Asthma

Chronic Asthma: Pharmacological Treatment

Adults and Children: Steroid treatment

• Protocol:  Flunisolide for chronic asthma
• Review: High dose versus low dose inhaled corticosteroid as initial starting dose for asthma in adults and children English | Español
• Review: Inhaled beclomethasone at different doses for chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Inhaled beclomethasone versus budesonide for chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Inhaled beclomethasone versus placebo for chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Inhaled budesonide at different doses for chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Inhaled budesonide for chronic asthma in children and adults English | Español
• Review: Inhaled corticosteroid effects on bone metabolism in asthma and mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease English | Español
• Protocol:  Inhaled corticosteroids versus sodium cromoglycate in children and adults with asthma
• Review: Updated Inhaled fluticasone at different doses for chronic asthma in adults and children English | Español
• Protocol:  Inhaled fluticasone versus HFA-beclomethasone dipropionate for chronic asthma in adults and children
• Review: Inhaled fluticasone versus inhaled beclomethasone or inhaled budesonide for chronic asthma in adults and children English | Español
• Review: Inhaled fluticasone versus placebo for chronic asthma in adults and children English | Español
• Protocol:  Inhaled triamcinolone for chronic asthma
• Review: Inhaled versus oral steroids for adults with chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Intranasal corticosteroids for asthma control in people with coexisting asthma and rhinitis English | Español
• Protocol:  Mometasone for asthma in adults and children

Adults and Children: Steroids Sparings

• Review: Addition of anti-leukotriene agents to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma English | Español

• Review: Anti-IgE for chronic asthma in adults and children English | Español

• Review: Azathioprine as an oral corticosteroid sparing agent for asthma English | Español

• Review: Chloroquine as a steroid sparing agent for asthma English | Español

• Review: Colchicine as an oral corticosteroid sparing agent for asthma English | Español

• Review: Cyclosporin as an oral corticosteroid sparing agent in stable asthma English | Español

• Review: Dapsone as an oral corticosteroid sparing agent for asthma English | Español

• Review: Gold as an oral corticosteroid sparing agent in stable asthma English | Español
   
• Protocol:  Intravenous immunoglobulin as a corticosteroid sparing agent for chronic asthma
• Protocol:  Long-acting beta2-agonists as an inhaled corticosteroid-sparing agent for chronic asthma in adults and children

• Review: Methotrexate as a steroid sparing agent for asthma in adults English | Español

• Review: Troleandomycin as an oral corticosteroid sparing agent in stable asthma English | Español

Adults and Children: bronchodilator therapy

• Review: Anticholinergic agents for chronic asthma in adults English | Español

• Review: Caffeine for asthma English | Español

• Review: Inhaled short acting beta2-agonist use in chronic asthma: regular versus as needed treatment English | Español

• Review: Long acting beta-agonists versus theophylline for maintenance treatment of asthma English | Español

• Review: Long-acting beta agonists for stable chronic asthma English | Español

• Review: Regular treatment with long acting beta agonists versus daily regular treatment with short acting beta agonists in adults and children with stable asthma English | Español

Adults and Children: Combined Therapy

• Review: Addition of inhaled long-acting beta2-agonists to inhaled steroids as first line therapy for persistent asthma in steroid-naive adults English | Español
   
• Protocol:  Combined corticosteroid and longacting bronchodilator in one inhaler for chronic asthma
• Protocol:  Long-acting beta2-agonists as an inhaled corticosteroid-sparing agent for chronic asthma in adults and children

• Protocol:  Single inhalers containing corticosteroid and long-acting bronchodilator for chronic asthma in adults and children

Adults and Children: anti-leukotrienes

• Review: Addition of anti-leukotriene agents to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma English | Español

• Review: Anti-leukotriene agents compared to inhaled corticosteroids in the management of recurrent and/or chronic asthma in adults and children English | Español
   
• Protocolo: Leucotriene receptor antagonists in addition to usual care for acute asthma in adults and children

Adults and Children: Devices for inhalation

• Review: Holding chambers versus nebulisers for inhaled steroids in chronic asthma English | Español

• Protocol:  Nebulisers versus hand-held inhalers to deliver beta2-agonist bronchodilator drugs in non-acute asthma

• Review: Pressurised metered dose inhalers versus all other hand-held inhaler devices to deliver beta-2 agonist bronchodilators for non-acute asthma English | Español

• Protocol:  Pressurised-metered dose inhalers versus hand-held inhalers for the delivery of corticosteroids in chronic asthma

Adults and Children: Vaccinations

• Review: Pneumococcal vaccine for asthma English | Español

• Review: Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with asthma English | Español

Adults and Children: exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

• Protocol:  Inhaled corticosteroid prophylaxis for exercise induced bronchoconstriction

• Review: Mast-cell stabilising agents to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction English | Español

• Review: Nedocromil sodium for preventing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction English | Español

• Review: Nedocromil sodium versus sodium cromoglycate for preventing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatics English | Español

• Protocol:  Short acting beta2-agonists for exercise induced asthma

Adults and Children: other treatments

• Review: Azoles for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis associated with asthma English | Español

• Protocol:  Beta2-receptor polymorphism for improving long-term beta-agonist efficacy in asthma

• Review: Cardioselective beta-blockers for reversible airway disease English | Español

• Protocol:  Exposure to nitrogen dioxide for assessing allergen responsiveness in asthma

• Review: Updated Macrolides for chronic asthma English | Español

• Protocol:  Oral theophylline for stable asthma in adults

• Review: Oxatomide for stable asthma in adults and children English | Español

• Protocol:  Phosphodiasterase III inhibitors for chronic asthma

• Protocol:  Phosphodiasterase IV inhibitors for chronic asthma

Only Children: Steroids Treatment

• Review: Beclomethasone for asthma in children: effects on linear growth English | Español

• Review: Inhaled steroids for episodic viral wheeze of childhood English | Español

Only Children: Bronchodilators

• Review: Updated Anticholinergic drugs for wheeze in children under the age of two years English | Español

• Review: Anticholinergic therapy for chronic asthma in children over two years of age English | Español

• Review: Short acting beta agonists for recurrent wheeze in children under two years of age English | Español

Only Children: Other treatments

• Revisión:  Nedocromil sodium for chronic asthma in children   English | Español

• Review: Inhaled sodium cromoglycate for asthma in children English | Español

• Review: Ketotifen alone or as additional medication for long-term control of asthma and wheeze in children English | Español

• Protocol:  Oral xanthines for maintenance treatment of childhood asthma

Chronic Asthma No pharmacological treatments

Air Modifiers

• Protocol:  Humidification of inspired air in exercise-induced asthma
• Review: Humidity control for chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Ionisers for chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Pet allergen control measures for allergic asthma in children and adults English | Español

respiratory Therapy

• Review: Breathing exercises for asthma English | Español
• Review: Inspiratory muscle training for asthma English | Español
• Review: Manual therapy for asthma English | Español
• Review: Physical training for asthma English | Español

Education, self-management, speciliast clinics

• Revisión: Written action plans for asthma in children English | Español
   
• Protocol:  Educational interventions for asthma in adults
• Review: Educational interventions for asthma in children English | Español
• Protocol:  Interventions for improving asthma care in ethnic minorities
• Review: Limited (information only) patient education programs for adults with asthma English | Español
• Review: Options for self-management education for adults with asthma English | Español
• Review: Primary care based clinics for asthma English | Español
• Review: Self-management education and regular practitioner Review: for adults with asthma English | Español
• Review: Written individualised management plans for asthma in children and adults English | Español

Psichoterapy

• Review: Family therapy for chronic asthma in children English | Español
• Review: Psychotherapeutic interventions for adults with asthma English | Español
• Protocol:  Psychotherapeutic interventions for children with asthma

Diet, modifications and  suplemments

• Protocol:  Breast feeding and development of childhood wheeze
• Review: Calorie controlled diet for chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Cow’s milk protein avoidance and development of childhood wheeze in children with a family history of atopy
• Review: Dietary marine fatty acids (fish oil) for asthma in adults and children English | Español
• Review: Dietary salt reduction or exclusion for allergic asthma English | Español
• Protocol:  Monosodium glutamate avoidance for chronic asthma in adults and children
• Review: Selenium supplementation for asthma English | Español
• Review: Tartrazine exclusion for allergic asthma English | Español
• Review: Vitamin C supplementation for asthma English | Español

Barrirer Methods in allergy asthma

• Review: Feather versus non-feather bedding for asthma English | Español
• Review: House dust mite control measures for asthma English | Español
• Review: Pet allergen control measures for allergic asthma in children and adults English | Español

Complementary medicine

• Review: Acupuncture for chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Alexander technique for chronic asthma English | Español
• Review: Allergen immunotherapy for asthma English | Español
• Review: Homeopathy for chronic asthma English | Español
• Protocol:  Hydrotherapy for asthma
• Review: Speleotherapy for asthma English | Español

Others

• Review: Gastro-oesophageal reflux treatment for asthma in adults and children English | Español

Acute Asthma

Steroids treatment

• Revisión: Parent-initiated oral corticosteroid therapy for intermittent wheezing illnesses in children English | Español
   
• Review: Corticosteroids for acute severe asthma in hospitalised patients English | Español
• Review: Corticosteroids for hospitalised children with acute asthma English | Español
• Review: Corticosteroids for preventing relapse following acute exacerbations of asthma English | Español
• Review: Early emergency department treatment of acute asthma with systemic corticosteroids English | Español
• Review: Early use of inhaled corticosteroids in the emergency department treatment of acute asthma English | Español
• Review: Inhaled steroids for acute asthma following emergency department discharge English | Español
• Protocol:  Oral and systemic steroids at different doses for acute asthma in hospitalised children

Treatment with broncodilators

• Review: Addition of intravenous aminophylline to beta2-agonists in adults with acute asthma English | Español
• Protocol:  Anti-cholinergic therapy for acute asthma in children
• Review: Continuous versus intermittent beta-agonists for acute asthma English | Español
• Protocol:  Inhaled beta-agonist and anticholinergic agents for emergency management of asthma in adults
• Review: Inhaled beta-agonists for asthma in mechanically ventilated patients English | Español
• Review: Intravenous beta2-agonists for acute asthma in the emergency department English | Español
• Protocol:  Non-selective beta agonists versus beta2-agonists for acute asthma

Inhalation Devices

• Review: Holding chambers versus nebulisers for beta-agonist treatment of acute asthma English | Español
• Protocol:  Oxygen versus air for nebulising beta-agonist bronchodilators in acute asthma

Treatment with Magnesium

• Review: Updated Inhaled magnesium sulfate in the treatment of acute asthma English | Español
• Review: Magnesium sulfate for treating exacerbations of acute asthma in the emergency department English | Español

Others

• Review: Antibiotics for acute asthma English | Español
• Protocol:  Education interventions for adults who attend the emergency room for acute asthma
• Review: Heliox for nonintubated acute asthma patients English | Español
• Review: Interventions for educating children who have attended the emergency