Laryngeal control therapy reduces need for asthma drugs in kids with PVFMD: Study
USA: Participation in laryngeal control therapy (LCT) reduces the use of asthma medication in pediatric patients with paradoxical vocal fold motion disorder (PVFMD), finds a recent study in the journal The Laryngoscope. LCT consists of teaching breathing techniques and identification of physical, emotional and environmental contributing factors and strategies for their reduction.
According to the study, LCT for pediatric PVFMD leads to a significant decrease in symptoms as measured by the Dyspnea Index (DI).
Brad deSilva, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., and colleagues conducted this prospective observational study to determine if the diagnosis and treatment of PVFMD leads to decreased use of asthma medication. They also determined dyspnea outcomes following diagnosis and treatment for PVFMD.
The researchers recruited 26 patients (aged 11 to 17 years) with newly diagnosed PVFMD. They were required to fill a medication questionnaire and Dyspnea Index at the initial visit, at the first return visit, and at greater than 6 months post‐diagnosis and therapy.
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