Patients with allergic asthma or allergic asthma and rhinitis
Of the 70 patients, 64 subjects reported asthma or allergic asthma with
rhinitis.
At T3 a significant clinical improvement was reported: T0: 7.6 ± 2.1 vs.
T3: 0.9 ± 1.8 (p<0.01). In parallel, a significant decrease
was found in frequency of symptoms (> 2 days/week: T0:
42/64 (66%) vs. T3: 1/64 (2%), p<0.01); rescue medication
use (salbutamol: T0: 36/64 (56%) vs. T3: 1/64 (2%) (p<0.01);
systemic corticosteroids: T0: 36/64 (56%) vs. T3: 1/64 (2%)
(p<0.01)); and sleep disturbances (T0: 39/64 (61%) vs. T3:
64/64 (100%), p<0.01).
A significant improvement was recorded in school performance: T0: 15/64
(23%) vs. T3: 2/64 (3%), p<0.01.