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Temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations: FAST (2018)
Journal Article
McKeever, T., Mortimer, K., Bradshaw, L., Haydock, R., Pavord, I., Higgins, B., Walker, S., Wilson, A., Price, D., Thomas, M., Devereux, G., Brightling, C., Renwick, C., Parrott, S., Mitchell, E., Duley, L., & Harrison, T. (2018). Temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations: FAST. Health Technology Assessment, 22(70), 1-82. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22700

© Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO 2018. Background: Asthma exacerbations affect the quality of life of patients with asthma and have a major effect on the overall costs of asthma care. An asthma self-management plan that advises the temporary... Read More about Temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations: FAST.

Quadrupling inhaled glucocorticoid dose to abort asthma exacerbations (2018)
Journal Article
McKeever, T., Mortimer, K., Wilson, A., Walker, S., Brightling, C., Skeggs, A., Pavord, I., Price, D., Duley, L., Thomas, M., Bradshaw, L., Higgins, B., Haydock, R., Mitchell, E., Devereux, G., & Harrison, T. (2018). Quadrupling inhaled glucocorticoid dose to abort asthma exacerbations. New England Journal of Medicine, 378(10), 902-910. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1714257

Copyright © 2018 Massachusetts Medical Society. BACKGROUND Asthma exacerbations are frightening for patients and are occasionally fatal. We tested the concept that a plan for patients to manage their asthma (self-management plan), which included a te... Read More about Quadrupling inhaled glucocorticoid dose to abort asthma exacerbations.

FourFold Asthma Study (FAST): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical cost-effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations (2016)
Journal Article
Skeggs, A., McKeever, T. M., Duley, L., Mitchell, E., Bradshaw, L., Mortimer, K., Walker, S., Parrott, S., Wilson, A., Pavord, I., Brightling, C., Thomas, M., Price, D., Devereux, G., Higgins, B., Harrison, T. W., & Haydock, R. (2016). FourFold Asthma Study (FAST): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical cost-effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations. Trials, 17, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1608-6

BACKGROUND: Asthma is one of the commonest chronic diseases in the UK. Acute exacerbations of asthma are unpredictable, disruptive and frightening. They cause considerable morbidity and account for a large component of the health service costs of ast... Read More about FourFold Asthma Study (FAST): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical cost-effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations.