Anti-asthmatic drugs: treatment of athletes and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

Larsson, Kjell; Carlsen, K-H.; Bonini, Sergio

doi:10.1183/1025448x.00033-008

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“…3 In addition, the psychology of having a chronic disease and competing at this level may represent an additional training stimulus for the elite athlete. Inhaled b 2 -agonists are not considered to enhance endurance performance, 89,90 although oral salbutamol does increase strength. 91 Every medalist is drug-tested after the event, and oral salbutamol is distinguishable from inhaled, 92 a test introduced before the 2000 Olympics.…”

Section: Why Are Patients With Asthma Successful At the Olympic Games?mentioning

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Asthma and the elite athlete: Summary of the International Olympic Committee's Consensus Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22-24, 2008

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Sue‐Chu

Anderson

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Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Section: Why Are Patients With Asthma Successful At the Olympic Games?mentioning

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Asthma and the elite athlete: Summary of the International Olympic Committee's Consensus Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22-24, 2008

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Sue‐Chu

Anderson

et al. 2008

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“…Reduced nasal congestion should improve sleep and thereby improve quality of life and, most likely, athletic performance. Certain medications for athletes with asthma and rhinitis who participate in regulated competitions are not allowed (Table 5) (30, 31).…”

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Exercise‐induced hypersensitivity syndromes in recreational and competitive athletes: a PRACTALL consensus report (what the general practitioner should know about sports and allergy)

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Delgado²,

Craig³

et al. 2008

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Exercise-induced (EI) hypersensitivity disorders are significant problems for both recreational and competitive athletes. These include EI-asthma, EI-bronchoconstriction, EI-rhinitis, EI-anaphylaxis and EI-urticaria. A group of experts from the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology met to discuss the pathogenesis of these disorders and how to diagnose and treat them, and then to develop a consensus report. Key words (exercise with asthma, bronchoconstriction, rhinitis, urticaria or anaphylaxis) were used to search Medline, the Cochrane database and related websites through February 2008 to obtain pertinent information which, along with personal reference databases and institutional experience with these disorders, were used to develop this report. The goal is to provide physicians with guidance in the diagnosis, understanding and management of EI-hypersensitivity disorders to enable their patients to safely return to exercise-related activities.

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“…Based upon work from the present Task Force, Larsson et al. (4) recently presented a systematic review on the treatment of athletes and exercise‐induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), which included only randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled or drug‐comparison studies with eight subjects or more. Treatment of EIB has been extensively studied in asthmatic subjects over the last 30 years, but not so in athletes with EIB.…”

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“…Thus, it is not known whether athletes with EIB or ‘sports asthma’ respond similarly to subjects with classical allergic or nonallergic asthma. However, there is no evidence supporting different treatment for EIB in asthmatic athletes and nonathletes (4). The same principles as for asthma management in general may be applicable to exercise‐induced asthma (EIA): controller (anti‐inflammatory) and reliever (premedication before exercise and treatment of symptoms) therapy.…”

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Treatment of exercise‐induced asthma, respiratory and allergic disorders in sports and the relationship to doping: Part II of the report from the Joint Task Force of European Respiratory Society (ERS) and European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) in cooperation with GA²LEN*

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Bjermer

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Aim: The aims of part II is to review the current recommended treatment of exercise-induced asthma (EIA), respiratory and allergic disorders in sports, to review the evidence on possible improvement of performance in sports by asthma drugs and to make recommendations for their treatment. There is a lack of evidence of treatment effects of asthma drugs on EIA and bronchial hyper-responsiveness in athletes whereas extensive documentation exists in treatment of EIA in patients with asthma. The documentation on lack of improvement on performance by common asthma drugs as inhaled b 2 -agonists with relationship to sports in healthy individuals is of high evidence, level (1+). Conclusions: Exercise induced asthma should be treated in athletes along same principles as in ordinary asthma patients with relevance to controller and reliever treatment after careful diagnosis. There is very high level of evidence for the lack of improvement in athletic performance by inhaled b2-agonists.

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Anti-asthmatic drugs: treatment of athletes and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

Cited by 7 publications

References 77 publications

Asthma and the elite athlete: Summary of the International Olympic Committee's Consensus Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22-24, 2008

Asthma and the elite athlete: Summary of the International Olympic Committee's Consensus Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22-24, 2008

Exercise‐induced hypersensitivity syndromes in recreational and competitive athletes: a PRACTALL consensus report (what the general practitioner should know about sports and allergy)

Treatment of exercise‐induced asthma, respiratory and allergic disorders in sports and the relationship to doping: Part II of the report from the Joint Task Force of European Respiratory Society (ERS) and European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) in cooperation with GA²LEN*

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Anti-asthmatic drugs: treatment of athletes and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

Cited by 7 publications

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Asthma and the elite athlete: Summary of the International Olympic Committee's Consensus Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22-24, 2008

Asthma and the elite athlete: Summary of the International Olympic Committee's Consensus Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22-24, 2008

Exercise‐induced hypersensitivity syndromes in recreational and competitive athletes: a PRACTALL consensus report (what the general practitioner should know about sports and allergy)

Treatment of exercise‐induced asthma, respiratory and allergic disorders in sports and the relationship to doping: Part II of the report from the Joint Task Force of European Respiratory Society (ERS) and European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) in cooperation with GA2LEN*

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Treatment of exercise‐induced asthma, respiratory and allergic disorders in sports and the relationship to doping: Part II of the report from the Joint Task Force of European Respiratory Society (ERS) and European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) in cooperation with GA²LEN*