The purpose of this trial is to test the hypothesis that a treatment diet low in omega-6 fatty acids and high in omega-3 fatty acids can cause improvement in asthma symptoms, nasal symptoms, and pulmonary function in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Change in urinary leukotriene E4 levels
Time frame: 2 weeks and 4 weeks
Change in serum leukotriene B4 levels
Time frame: 2 weeks and 4 weeks
Change in asthma control questionnaire score
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks
Change in Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22) score
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks
Change in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV1/FVC
Time frame: Baseline, two weeks, and four weeks
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