Wipasiri Naraphong, Debra Barton
Self-Management Energy Conservation for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Thai Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy: A Pilot Study
Oncology nursing forum
observational studies shown low vitamin levels linked worse lung function poor asthma control children asthma hypothesized vitamin supplementation would improve function disease control quality life children asthma ages 616 years vitamin levels 30 ngml tested hypothesis secondary analysis data vitamin kids asthma study vdka randomized doubleblind parallel placebocontrolled clinical trial participant vdka randomly assigned either daily placebo capsules daily vitamin d3 4000 iu plus lowdose inhaled fluticasone propionate 192 randomized participants 176 included analysis change percent predicted lung function measures fev1 fvc fev1fvc asthma control scores 176 participants 94 also included analysis change asthmarelated quality life scores 10 years older linear regression used multivariable analysis vitamin supplementation outcome adjusted study site race sex time study analysis vitamin supplementation significantly associated change outcome lung function measures asthma control asthmarelated quality life randomization exit visits results support recommending vitamin supplementation improve lung function asthma control asthmarelated quality life children asthma vitamin levels 30 ngml trial registration clinicaltrialsgov identifier nct02687815