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ArticleJournal of pharmacology & pharmacotherapeutics

Effectiveness of vitamin D3 in severe persistent asthmatic patients: A double blind, randomized, clinical study.

Muhasaparur Ganesan Rajanandh, Arcot D Nageswari, Giridharan Prathiksha

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Article in Journal of pharmacology & pharmacotherapeutics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Vitamin D for the management of asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  6. Vitamin D for the management of asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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Muhasaparur Ganesan RajanandhDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Arcot D NageswariDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Giridharan PrathikshaDepartment of Community Medicine, ESIC PGIMSR Medical College, KK Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the pulmonary function and quality of life in asthma patients receiving vitamin D3 supplementation with inhaled budesonide and formoterol. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a double blinded, randomized, comparative study. Patients were recruited as per the study criteria and randomized into two groups: usual care group (n = 69) patients received budesonide (800 μg) with formoterol (24 μg) and intervention care group (n = 72) patients received vitamin D3 (1000 IU) supplementation along with budesonide (800 μg) plus formoterol (24 μg) for a period of 6 months.

resultsA total of 140 patients completed the study. Significant within-group improvement and non-significant between-group improvement is observed with respect to FEV1. In terms of health-related quality of life, within-group comparison revealed a significant (P < 0.05) improvement in all the domains of SGRQ. However, between-group comparisons showed statistically significant (P < 0.05) improvement in symptom, impact and total scores.

conclusionOn the basis of our findings, we conclude that supplementation of vitamin D3 is effective in improving the quality of life rather than pulmonary function in severe asthmatics. However, further studies are warranted to substantiate the present findings.

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AsthmabudesonideFEV1formoterolvitamin D3

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PMID26311997
PMCPMC4544135

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