Thymus vulgaris ameliorates cough in children with asthma exacerbation: a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Allergol Immunopathol (Madr)
; 52(1): 9-15, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases with inflammatory involvement and has a high burden worldwide. This study aimed to determine the effect of Thymus vulgaris (TV) on cough in children between 5 and 12 years old with mild to moderate asthma exacerbation.METHODS:
In this randomized, triple-blind clinical trial, 60 children between the ages of 5 and 12 with asthma exacerbations were randomly divided into two groups. The intervention group (n = 30) was given TV powder at a dose of 20 mg/kg every 8 hours, prepared as syrup, along with routine medical treatment for a week, and the control group (n = 30) received only routine medical treatment with placebo syrup. At the end of the week, clinical and laboratory symptoms, and spirometry data were re-recorded for both groups. Finally, the recorded factors were compared and statistically analyzed.RESULTS:
The results showed that after the intervention, activity-induced cough reduced, and difference was statistically significant between the two groups (p = 0.042), but the reduction in wheezing and breathlessness had no statistically significant difference. Spirometry data showed a significant difference in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) between the two groups after intervention (p = 0.048), but this difference was not significant in FEV1/FVC (forced vital capacity), peak expiratory flow (PEF), and forced expiratory flow at 25-75% of the vital capacity (FEF25-75%).CONCLUSION:
The results show that TV syrup may be useful as an adjuvant treatment in children with asthma exacerbations.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asma
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Thymus (Planta)
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article