Benefits
In a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical study of bronchial thermoplasty, adults with severe asthma that were treated with bronchial thermoplasty had improved asthma-related quality of life out to a year compared to the control (sham-treated) patients. Additionally, when compared to control patients, patients treated with bronchial thermoplasty also experienced the following significant benefits:
32% reduction in asthma attacks
84% reduction in emergency room visits for respiratory symptoms
66% reduction in days lost from work, school, or other daily activities due to asthma symptoms
73% reduction in hospitalizations for respiratory symptoms
Reduction in asthma attacks and ER visits and hospitalizations for respiratory symptoms are maintained to at least 2 years These benefits were observed during clinical studies where patients continued to take their standard maintenance asthma medications which included combinations of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting bronchodilators.
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