Can turmeric powder treat asthma in children?
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Persistent asthma
- Registration Number
- RBR-9f3wwp
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Children between 7 and 18 years; with a diagnostic of persistent asthma, mild, moderate or severe, controlled or not.
Exclusion Criteria
Allergy to C. longa; parental request; failure to adhere to the treatment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expected: Reduction of , classification of disease control , after 12 months , of at least one category , assessed by the method proposed by THOMAS; LEMANSKE; JACKSON, 2011.;Observed: Reduction of , classification of disease control , after 6 months , of at least one category , assessed by the method proposed by THOMAS; LEMANSKE; JACKSON, 2011.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expected: Decrease in , forced expiration volume in 1 second (FEV1) , after 12 months , of at least 10% , assessed by pulmonary lung function test (spirometry).;Observed: Decrease in , frequency of nighttime awakenings , after 6 months , of at least one category , assessed by the method proposed by THOMAS; LEMANSKE; JACKSON, 2011.;Observed: Decrease in , frequency of use of short-acting beta-adrenergic agonists , after 6 months , of at least one category , assessed by the method proposed by THOMAS; LEMANSKE; JACKSON, 2011.