Humidity control for chronic asthma

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Authors Meenu Singh , Anna Bara , Peter G Gibson - More
Category Systematic review
Journal Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Year 2002
BACKGROUND: Humidity control measures in the home environment of patients with asthma have been recommended, however there is no consensus about the usefulness of these measures. OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of dehumidification of the home environment on asthma control. SEARCH STRATEGY: The clinical trials registers of the Cochrane Collaboration and Cochrane Airways Group were searched. Searches were current as of October 2007. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomized controlled trials on the use of humidity control measures in the home environment of patients with asthma were evaluated for inclusion. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Data were extracted using a pre-designed data extraction form. No data was available for entering into RevMan for analysis. MAIN RESULTS: One trial was included. The trial compared mechanical ventilation with or without high efficiency vacuum cleaners and did not show any clinical benefit to asthma patients. There was a decline in the house dust mite count and the antigen level. This open trial had a low sample size. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for studying the health benefits of dehumidification by a double blind randomized controlled trial with adequate sample size measuring clinical outcomes in patients of asthma.
Copyright © 2008 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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