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We previously developed and validated a 13-item disease-specific severity-of-asthma score with four subscales: frequency of current asthma symptoms (daytime or nocturnal), use of systemic corticosteroids, use of other asthma medications (besides systemic corticosteroids), and history of hospitalizations and intubations [ 23, 24, 25].
The asthma medication subscale incorporates current use of inhaled corticosteroids, inhaled non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, inhaled bronchodilators, oral beta agonists and theophylline-containing medications, nasal medications (antihistamines, decongestants, and topical corticosteroids), and home nebulizer use.
Patients receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids (≤ 10 mg per day), or both were allowed in the trial if they had been on stable doses for at least four weeks before randomization.
The use of intravenous or intra-articular corticosteroids was not permitted.
Exclusionary laboratory values included a platelet count of > 500,000/mm 3, hematocrit <30%, and a white-blood-cell count < 3000/mm 3. Other exclusionary criteria included use of intravenous or intra-articular corticosteroids within four weeks of randomization, any prior use of cyclosporine or cyclophosphamide, use of any investigational agent within 30 days of randomization, severe extra-articular manifestations of RA, acute infection requiring antibiotic therapy within two weeks of randomization, other autoimmune disease (e.g.