The study was aimed to Investigate severe asthma therapy in Russia. It involved 515 patients from 7 Russian cities according to the criteria of severe asthma. Individual registration cards were filled in considering dem ographic data, principal clinical features, drug therapy. It has been found that both inpatient and outpatient therapy of severe asthm a in Russia does not correspond to the standards recommended. The results confirmed high efficiency of inhaled corticosteroids when combined with long-acting β2-agonists. This therapy was found to be more effective then other regarding to symptoms, lung function param eters, rate of admission to a hospital and duration of hospital staying. Patients treated with this drug combination were satisfied by the treatment more often.

Целью данного иследования было сравнение эффективности различных стратегий комбинированной терапии у пациентов с персистирующей БА в условиях реальной клинической практики с помощью теста по контролю над астмой (ACTTM). Многоцентровое проспективное наблюдательное исследование проведено в 19 центрах России по единому протоколу. Статистический анализ эффективности проведен для данных, полученных от 543 пациентов. В условиях реальной клинической практики применение режима ступенчатого увеличения дозы и длительной терапии > 6 мес. в стабильной дозе обеспечивает достижение критериев контроля заболевания в 73,3 % и 69,4 % соответственно. При этом ступенчатое увеличение объема комбинированной терапии в 1,5 раза повышает вероятность достижения контроля заболевания по сравнению с длительным дозированием в стабильном объеме и в более чем 5 раз - по сравнению со снижением дозы либо переходом на другой вариант терапии.

AIM:To study quality of monitoring, features of a course and therapy of severe bronchial asthma (BA) in Russia.MATERIALS AND METHODS:The trial recruited 378 patients with severe bronchial asthma (SBA) in 7 cities of Russia. Each center participating in the study filled in individual case sheets recording demographic, clinical, monitoring, pharmacotherapeutic data. A special focus was on factors influencing the disease course. The chi-square and Mann-Witney criteria were used.RESULTS:It was found that current recommendations of BA patients' management are not used in full. Most of the patients do not receive adequate therapy. Phenotypes of uncontrolled course of severe BA are prevalent. The key role of adequate management of severe BA patients in control of the disease is shown.CONCLUSION:Wider use of updated recommendations on therapy and monitoring of BA with special focus on patients with uncontrolled course of the disease is urgent. Fulfilment of all the components of management of a patient with bronchial asthma recommended by GINA including the patient education and control over the disease triggers contribute much to effective treatment and control over BA.