Martin I. Sachs

The Effect of Fluticasone Propionate on Functional Status andSleep in Children With Asthma and on the Quality of Life of TheirParents

1. Mahajan P, 2. Pearlman D, 3. Okamoto L (1998) J Allergy Clin Immunol. 102:19–23. [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][Medline][3][Web of Science][4] #### Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of treatment with fluticasone propionate (FP) on functional status and sleep disturbances in children and to evaluate possible changes in the quality of life of the parents of these children. ##### Study Population There was a placebo group of 106 children, average age 8.5 years; a group treated with 50 μg of FP bid numbering 111, average age 8.5 years; and a third group treated with 100 μg of FP, 108 patients, mean age of 8.2 years. ##### Study Methods Questionnaires were completed by parents and caregivers at baseline and at weeks 24 and 52, including the functional status II-R (FS II), the sleep scale for children (SLP-C), and the quality of life of parents … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJournal%2Bof%2BAllergy%2Band%2BClinical%2BImmunology%26rft.stitle%253DJournal%2Bof%2BAllergy%2Band%2BClinical%2BImmunology%26rft.aulast%253DMahajan%26rft.auinit1%253DP.%26rft.volume%253D102%26rft.issue%253D1%26rft.spage%253D19%26rft.epage%253D23%26rft.atitle%253DThe%2Beffect%2Bof%2Bfluticasone%2Bpropionate%2Bon%2Bfunctional%2Bstatus%2Band%2Bsleep%2Bin%2Bchildren%2Bwith%2Basthma%2Band%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bquality%2Bof%2Blife%2Bof%2Btheir%2Bparents.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1016%252FS0091-6749%252898%252970050-8%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F9679843%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70050-8&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=9679843&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpediatrics%2F104%2FSupplement_2%2F387.1.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000074909500005&link_type=ISI