Publications by authors named "Alie van Bruggen"
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- Asthma attacks in adults can be triggered by respiratory infections, and there's interest in using bacterial lysates to help manage these attacks.
- A study was conducted with 75 adults with severe asthma, where they received either a bacterial lysate (OM-85) or a placebo over six months to see if it would reduce asthma exacerbations and improve lung function.
- Results showed no significant difference in asthma attack frequency between the two groups after 18 months, but there was an improvement in lung function and a lower detection rate of viruses during infections in the OM-85 group.
Contradictory findings have been reported in the literature on the impact that bronchial asthma may have on habitual physical activity. The present study was designed to compare physical activity, objectively measured with an activity monitor, between adults with bronchial asthma and apparently healthy controls. Valid registrations of physical activity were obtained in 226 patients with asthma and 201 healthy controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Traditional assessment of patients with obstructive lung diseases (asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD) relies on physiological tests. The COPD and Asthma Rotterdam Integrated Care Approach (CORONA) study aims to develop a diagnostic pathway with a more comprehensive approach to the assessment of patients with asthma and COPD in secondary care.
Methods: An eight-step method was used to develop and implement the pathway for patients with asthma or COPD referred to an outpatient hospital setting.