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<journal-id>0864-0300</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-0300</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[ECIMED]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0864-03001998000300005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Ensayo clínico con polvo de Musa paradisiaca en el tratamiento intercrisis del asma bronquial en adultos]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zapata Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alicia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garriga Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sonia]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Melo González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María C]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
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<aff id="A01">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>1998</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>1998</year>
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<volume>17</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>208</fpage>
<lpage>213</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-03001998000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-03001998000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-03001998000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Se realizó un ensayo clínico controlado, paralelo y a doble ciegas para evaluar la utilidad de las cápsulas de polvo de Musa paradisiaca en el tratamiento intercrisis del asma bronquial. Participaron 66 pacientes asmáticos adultos (grados I, II y III), que recibieron por períodos de 12 a 20 semanas dosis entre 19 y 47 mg/kg del producto o un placebo. Se estudió el comportamiento clínico de los pacientes y la aparición de reacciones adversas. No existieron diferencias significativas en las variables estudiadas entre el grupo tratado y el control. Concluimos que el polvo de Musa paradisiaca careció de utilidad terapéutica en el presente estudio.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[We carried out a controlled, parallel, and double blind clinical trial, to assess usefulness of capsules containing powder from Musa paradisiaca in interseizures treatment of bronchial asthma. Sixty seix adult asthmatic patients (Grade I, II, and III) over 12-20 weeks, given dose ranging between 19 mg/kg and 47 mg/kg of drug or a placebo. Clinical course of patients as well as side effects were studied. There weren´t significant differences in study variables among patients and controls. We conclude that powder of Musa paradisiaca hadn´t therapeutic usefulness in present study.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ASMA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[AGENTES ANTIASMATICOS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ZINGIBERALES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ENSAYOS CLINICOS CONTROLADOS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ASTHMA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ZINGIBERALES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS.]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[ <H5>     <BR>Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cient&iacute;ficas. Facultad de Ciencias  M&eacute;dicas "Enrique Cabrera" </H5><H2> Ensayo cl&iacute;nico con polvo de  <I>Musa paradisiaca </I>en el tratamiento intercrisis del asma bronquial en adultos</H2><I>Dra.  Alicia Zapata Mart&iacute;nez, Dr. Ricardo Gonz&aacute;lez &Aacute;lvarez, Dra.  Sonia Garriga Rodr&iacute;guez y T&eacute;c. Mar&iacute;a C. Melo Gonz&aacute;lez</I>  <H4> RESUMEN</H4>Se realiz&oacute; un ensayo cl&iacute;nico controlado, paralelo  y a doble ciegas para evaluar la utilidad de las c&aacute;psulas de polvo de <I>Musa  paradisiaca </I>en el tratamiento intercrisis del asma bronquial. Participaron  66 pacientes asm&aacute;ticos adultos (grados I, II y III), que recibieron por  per&iacute;odos de 12 a 20 semanas dosis entre 19 y 47 mg/kg del producto o un  placebo. Se estudi&oacute; el comportamiento cl&iacute;nico de los pacientes y  la aparici&oacute;n de reacciones adversas. No existieron diferencias significativas  en las variables estudiadas entre el grupo tratado y el control. Concluimos que  el polvo de <I>Musa paradisiaca</I> careci&oacute; de utilidad terap&eacute;utica  en el presente estudio.     <P>Descriptores DeCS: ASMA/quimioterapia; AGENTES ANTIASMATICOS/uso  terap&eacute;utico; ZINGIBERALES/uso terap&eacute;utico; ENSAYOS CLINICOS CONTROLADOS.      <P>Ha sido reportado que el jugo del pseudotallo del pl&aacute;tano (<I>Musa paradisiaca</I>)  tiene utilidad terap&eacute;utica en el tratamiento de enfermedades respiratorias  cr&oacute;nicas como el asma bronquial,<SUP>1 </SUP>la &uacute;lcera p&eacute;ptica,  la tuberculosis pulmonar, el c&aacute;ncer y otras,<SUP>2 </SUP>sin que haya sido  demostrado en ensayos cl&iacute;nicos controlados.     <P>Tambi&eacute;n se le han  descrito al pseudotallo del pl&aacute;tano, en animales de laboratorio, acciones  sobre el aparato cardiovascular y bloqueador de la placa neuromuscular.<SUP>3-5</SUP>      <P>En el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cient&iacute;ficas (CNIC), se realizaron  estudios farmacol&oacute;gicos y toxicol&oacute;gicos precl&iacute;nicos en ratas  y ratones con el polvo del pseudotallo del pl&aacute;tano. En &eacute;stos se  encontr&oacute; que el producto ten&iacute;a una acci&oacute;n protectora en modelos  de anafilaxia experimental y que carec&iacute;a de efectos t&oacute;xicos relevantes  en cuanto a toxicidad aguda y subcr&oacute;nica (3 meses) (resultados no publicados).      <P>Por las necesidades actuales, el inter&eacute;s no s&oacute;lo en Cuba sino  mundial, por la medicina alternativa y con los antecedentes antes expuestos, nos  propusimos evaluar la posible utilidad terap&eacute;utica del polvo del pseudotallo  de <I>Musa paradisiaca </I>en el tratamiento intercrisis de pacientes asm&aacute;ticos,  as&iacute; como la detecci&oacute;n de reacciones adversas (RA) con su administraci&oacute;n.  <H4> M&Eacute;TODOS</H4>Se realiz&oacute; un ensayo cl&iacute;nico, paralelo y  a doble ciegas con 66 pacientes asm&aacute;ticos (43 mujeres) grados I, II y III,  seg&uacute;n la clasificaci&oacute;n de la Comisi&oacute;n Nacional de Asma (Programa  Nacional de Asma, Ministerio de Salud P&uacute;blica, 1981) con edades comprendidas  entre 15 y 65 a&ntilde;os, que solicitaron su inscripci&oacute;n para el tratamiento  con c&aacute;psulas de polvo de <I>Musa</I><U> </U><I>paradisiaca</I> en la consulta  habilitada al efecto en el CNIC, tuvieran la inmunoglobulina E (IgE) elevada y  una prueba funcional respiratoria (PFR) normal.     <P>Con el consentimiento previo  de los pacientes y por medio de una tabla de n&uacute;meros aleatorios, se dividieron  en 2 grupos, uno tratado con polvo del pseudotallo de <I>Musa paradisiaca</I>  (G-1) y otro control (G-2) que recibi&oacute; un placebo, de forma tal, que el  grado de severidad del asma quedara distribuido de forma homog&eacute;nea en ambos  grupos, lo cual se comprob&oacute; estad&iacute;sticamente.     <P>Previo al comienzo  del estudio, los pacientes fueron cuidadosamente interrogados en cuanto al consumo  del<I> spray</I> broncodilatador (<I>spray</I> antes), y se estableci&oacute;  la dosis promedio de su uso.     <P>El estudio se realiz&oacute; entre los meses de  noviembre de 1990 y julio de 1991, con una duraci&oacute;n por paciente de no  menos de 12 y no m&aacute;s de 20 semanas de tratamiento.     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<P>La evaluaci&oacute;n  cl&iacute;nica se realiz&oacute; por las consultas m&eacute;dicas mensuales, donde,  adem&aacute;s del examen cl&iacute;nico habitual al paciente, se le interrogaba  cuidadosamente sobre la aparici&oacute;n de RA. Todos los pacientes ten&iacute;an  la obligaci&oacute;n de confeccionar un diario, elaborado al efecto, donde evaluaban  los principales s&iacute;ntomas de la enfermedad en una escala de 0 a 3 puntos,  seg&uacute;n instrucciones (anexo) tambi&eacute;n notificaban el consumo de medicamentos  y visitas m&eacute;dicas (cuerpo de guardia y/o ingresos hospitalarios) relacionados  con el asma.     <P>Para ser evaluados al final del estudio, los pacientes deb&iacute;an  tener al menos 3 consultas m&eacute;dicas en el per&iacute;odo y no menos de 80  d evaluados en el diario.     <P>Las dosis de medicamento o placebo administradas  se ajustaron seg&uacute;n el grado de asma (clasificaci&oacute;n) y la evoluci&oacute;n  del paciente.     <P>A todos los pacientes se les realiz&oacute; determinaci&oacute;n  de IgE por el sistema ultramicroanal&iacute;tico (SUMA) en el Centro de Inmunoensayo,  una PFR y pruebas de laboratorio cl&iacute;nico (hemoglobina, hemat&oacute;crito,  conteo de leucocitos y plaquetas, glucosa, creatinina, tiempo de protrombina,  caol&iacute;n, ALAT, fosfatasa alcalina, gamma-glutamil transferasa, bilirrubina,  colesterol, prote&iacute;nas totales, Cl, Na, K y an&aacute;lisis de orina) en  el Hospital Clinicoquir&uacute;rgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras" antes y despu&eacute;s  del ensayo, con el prop&oacute;sito de detectar posibles alteraciones con la administraci&oacute;n  del producto en estudio.     <P>La opini&oacute;n del m&eacute;dico y de los pacientes  sobre la evoluci&oacute;n de la enfermedad en el per&iacute;odo de tratamiento  se clasific&oacute; en "Mejor&iacute;a" o "No mejor&iacute;a", se consider&oacute;  "Mejor&iacute;a" para el m&eacute;dico un cambio hacia un grado inferior de la  clasificaci&oacute;n inicial del asma. En caso de los asm&aacute;ticos grado I,  se tuvo presente la disminuci&oacute;n de la asistencia al cuerpo de guardia y  del n&uacute;mero e intensidad de las crisis, en relaci&oacute;n con las reportadas  por el paciente durante la confecci&oacute;n de la historia cl&iacute;nica. Para  el paciente se consider&oacute; s&oacute;lo la apreciaci&oacute;n personal de  su evoluci&oacute;n durante el tratamiento.     <P>Las pruebas estad&iacute;sticas  empleadas fueron chi cuadrado y de la t de Student seg&uacute;n correspondiera.  El nivel de significaci&oacute;n aceptado fue p &lt; 0,05. <H4> RESULTADOS</H4>Concluyeron  el estudio 34 pacientes (22 mujeres) con edad promedio de 31 a&ntilde;os, 17 en  cada uno de los grupos en estudio.     <P>Las dosis de medicamento y placebo administradas  estuvieron entre 19 y 47 mg/kg.     <P>Ambos grupos se compararon con las variables  grado de asma, dosis mg/kg, d&iacute;as evaluados y consumo del <I>spray</I><U>  </U>broncodilatador (<I>spray</I> antes) (tablas 1 y 2), no existieron diferencias  estad&iacute;sticas entre ellos.     <P>Teniendo en cuenta los resultados anteriores,  comparamos ambos grupos a trav&eacute;s de las variables seleccionadas para medir  la evoluci&oacute;n cl&iacute;nica (tabla 2), no existieron diferencias significativas  entre los grupos tratado y control. Se puede observar una reducci&oacute;n del  uso del <I>spray</I><U> </U>broncodilatador en ambos grupos. En G-1, 3 pacientes  (18 % ) y en G-2, 2 pacientes (12 %) necesitaron al menos 1 ciclo de glucocorticoides  en el per&iacute;odo del estudio, lo que no los diferenci&oacute; estad&iacute;sticamente.      <CENTER>TABLA 1.<I> Distribuci&oacute;n del grado de asma en los pacientes que  finalizaron el estudio</I></CENTER>    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<CENTER><TABLE CELLPADDING=4 > <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="75%">      <CENTER>No. de pacientes</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">      <CENTER>Grado I</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">     <CENTER>Grado II</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">      <CENTER>Grado III</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">Tratamiento  1&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">     <CENTER>6</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">      <CENTER>6</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">     <CENTER>5</CENTER></TD></TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">n=17</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">Tratamiento 2</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">      <CENTER>8</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">     <CENTER>5</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<CENTER>4</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">n=17</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">Total</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">     <CENTER>14</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">      <CENTER>11</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">     <CENTER>9</CENTER></TD></TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">n=34</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>  </TABLE></CENTER>    <CENTER>NS.</CENTER>    <CENTER>TABLA 2.<I> Resultados de las variables  estudiadas</I></CENTER>    <CENTER><TABLE CELLPADDING=4 > <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">Variables&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>G-1</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>G-2</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>n=17</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<CENTER>n=17</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">Dosis  mg/kg&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>30,93 + 1,47</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>30,75 + 1,99</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">     <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">D&iacute;as evaluados</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>111,88 + 2,61</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>105,88  + 3,90</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">     <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%"><I>Spray</I> antes (dosis/d)</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>6,33 + 1,05</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>7,00 + 2,02</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">      <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">D&iacute;as asma</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<CENTER>68,59 + 8,55</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>43,51 +  9,64</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">     <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR>  <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">No. de crisis ligera/paciente</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>5,00 + 1,15</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>3,82 + 1,51</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">      <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">No. de crisis moderada/paciente</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>0,94 + 0,43</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>1,00 + 0,39</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">      <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">No. de crisis severa/paciente</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>0,20 + 0,06</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<CENTER>0,29 + 0,14</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">      <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">Puntos de crisis/d&iacute;as  con asma*</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>1,11 + 0,08</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>1,33 + 0,09</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">     <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">D&iacute;as con asma/d&iacute;as evaluados (6)</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>0,61 + 0,07</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>0,41 + 0,08</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">      <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">Cuerpo de guardia/paciente</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>4,82 + 1,74</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>5,70 + 1,92</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">Ingresos</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>0</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>1</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">      <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%"><I>Spray</I> despu&eacute;s  (dosis/d)</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>2,88 + 0,6</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>3,06 + 1,11</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">     <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">Opini&oacute;n de los pacientes (mejor&iacute;a)</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>13</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     <CENTER>15</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">      <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">Opini&oacute;n del  m&eacute;dico (mejor&iacute;a)</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<CENTER>8</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="38%">      <CENTER>7</CENTER></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="13%">     <CENTER>NS</CENTER></TD></TR>  </TABLE></CENTER>* Relaci&oacute;n, suma de los puntos asignados por el paciente  en la columna intensidad de la crisis entre total de d&iacute;as con asma en el  per&iacute;odo evaluado (6).     <P>En cuanto a la opini&oacute;n de los pacientes,  puede verse que la mayor&iacute;a, tanto del grupo tratado como del control, opinaron  que mejoraron. La opini&oacute;n de los m&eacute;dicos, evaluadores cl&iacute;nicos  de la evoluci&oacute;n de la enfermedad durante el estudio, puede verse que no  coincide con la de los pacientes en cuanto al criterio de mejor&iacute;a, pues  los m&eacute;dicos consideraron, en ambos grupos, que m&aacute;s de la mitad de  los pacientes no hab&iacute;an mejorado, pero sin existir diferencias estad&iacute;sticamente  significativas entre &eacute;stos.     <P>Las RA reportadas con cada tratamiento fueron:  un paciente con sequedad de la boca y otro con disminuci&oacute;n del apetito  y del peso corporal en el grupo tratado. En el grupo control no se reportaron  RA. No aparecieron alteraciones en ninguna de las pruebas de laboratorio cl&iacute;nico  realizadas despu&eacute;s del per&iacute;odo de tratamiento en ninguno de los  grupos.     <P>Veinticuatro pacientes que comenzaron el estudio (G-1=13 y G-2=11),  lo abandonaron antes de su terminaci&oacute;n, 1 por embarazo (G-2), 5 por razones  de estudio y/o trabajo (G-1=2 y G-2=3) y 18 que no se conocen las causas. Ocho  pacientes de los 66 que comenzaron, a pesar de haber llegado hasta el final del  estudio, no pudieron ser evaluados cl&iacute;nicamente, por no haber cumplido  los requisitos establecidos para ello. <H4> DISCUSI&Oacute;N</H4>Un estudio similar,  en pacientes asm&aacute;ticos que adem&aacute;s de tener la IgE elevada ten&iacute;an  una PFR alterada, no logr&oacute; demostrar eficacia terap&eacute;utica alguna  con las c&aacute;psulas de polvo de <I>Musa paradisiaca</I> en el tratamiento  profil&aacute;ctico del asma bronquial.     <P>El ensayo cl&iacute;nico controlado  a doble ciegas es considerado un m&eacute;todo id&oacute;neo<SUP>8-10 </SUP>para  evaluar la posible eficacia terap&eacute;utica de un nuevo producto medicamentoso,  los resultados obtenidos en este estudio (tabla 2), no evidencian diferencias  entre el grupo tratado y el control que recibi&oacute; un placebo (en efectos  deseados ni en RA).     <P>Aunque los pacientes refirieron mejor&iacute;a con ambos  tratamientos y tambi&eacute;n redujeron el uso del <I>spray</I> broncodilatador  (tabla 2) opinamos que ello no es m&aacute;s que la expresi&oacute;n del seguimiento  y la labor educativa de los m&eacute;dicos investigadores, aspecto que debe tenerse  en cuenta siempre que se trate de pacientes asm&aacute;ticos, es m&aacute;s, en  todo paciente con enfermedades cr&oacute;nicas.     <P>Por los resultados y el estudio  anterior mencionado<SUP>7 </SUP>se llega a la opini&oacute;n de que las c&aacute;psulas  de polvo de <I>Musa</I><U> </U><I>paradisiaca</I> no tienen m&aacute;s valor que  un placebo en el tratamiento intercrisis del asma bronquial en adultos.     <CENTER>ANEXO.  <I>Control diario de s&iacute;ntomas del asma</I></CENTER>    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<P>Instrucciones     <P>Fecha  de inicio del tratamiento_______________________________     <P>Diariamente por las  noches, escriba en los cuadros correspondientes a cada uno de los s&iacute;ntomas,  cu&aacute;l fue su intensidad de acuerdo con la clasificaci&oacute;n siguiente:      <P>0 = sin s&iacute;ntomas 1 = s&iacute;ntomas ligeros 2 = s&iacute;ntomas moderados  3 = s&iacute;ntomas severos     <CENTER><TABLE CELLPADDING=4 > <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">D&iacute;a</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">1</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">2</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">3</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">4</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">5</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">6</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">7</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">8</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">9</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">10</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">11</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">12</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">13</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">14</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">15</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">16</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">17</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">18</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">19</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">20</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">21</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">22</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">23</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">24</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">25</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">26</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">27</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">28</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">29</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">30</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">31</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Total</TD></TR>      <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Tos</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>      <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Coriza</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>      <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Jadeo</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>      <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Falta de apetito</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>      <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Opresi&oacute;n en e l pecho</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Falta de aire</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>      <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Alteraci&oacute;n del sue&ntilde;o</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>      <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Intensidad de la crisis</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>      <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">Evaluaci&oacute;n total</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP 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   una valiosa informaci&oacute;n acerca de su enfermedad.     <P>Esta planilla tiene  la finalidad de proporcionar al paciente asm&aacute;tico una forma de registro,  tanto de la sintomatolog&iacute;a, como del n&uacute;mero de veces que debe ingerir  sus medicamentos. Este control se llevar&aacute; en forma diaria durante un mes,  al final del cual, usted podr&aacute; observar si ha existido mejor&iacute;a en  la frecuencia y severidad de sus s&iacute;ntomas.     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<P>En consecuencia su m&eacute;dico  dispondr&aacute; de una informaci&oacute;n m&aacute;s completa que le posibilitar&aacute;  conocer y controlar mejor la evoluci&oacute;n de su enfermedad. <H4> SUMMARY</H4>We  carried out a controlled, parallel, and double blind clinical trial, to assess  usefulness of capsules containing powder from <I>Musa paradisiaca</I> in interseizures  treatment of bronchial asthma. Sixty seix adult asthmatic patients (Grade I, II,  and III) over 12-20 weeks, given dose ranging between 19 mg/kg and 47 mg/kg of  drug or a placebo. Clinical course of patients as well as side effects were studied.  There weren&acute;t significant differences in study variables among patients  and controls. We conclude that powder of Musa paradisiaca hadn&acute;t therapeutic  usefulness in present study.     <P>Subject headings: ASTHMA/ drug therapy; ANTI-ASTHMATIC  AGENTS/ therapeutic use; ZINGIBERALES/ therapeutic use; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS.  <H4> REFERENCIAS BIBLIOGR&Aacute;FICAS</H4><OL>     <!-- ref --><LI> Roig JT. Plantas medicinales,  arom&aacute;ticas o venenosas de Cuba. La Habana: Editorial Cient&iacute;fico-T&eacute;cnica,  1988:1125.</LI>    <!-- ref --><LI> Cuba. Ministerio de Salud P&uacute;blica. Plantas medicinales:  Fitomed II. La Habana: Editorial Ciencias M&eacute;dicas, 1993:97-8.</LI>    <!-- ref --><LI>  Lee SK, Lee SI. Experiment with Banana Trunk Juice as a neuromuscular blocker.  Aust J Exp Biol Med Sci 1980;58:591-4.</LI>    <!-- ref --><LI> Singh YN, Dryden WF. Muscle paralyzing  effect of the juice from the trunk of the Banana Tree. Toxicon 1985;23:973-81.</LI>    <!-- ref --><LI>  Pereira JR, Bustos RE, Zyngier Z. Some pharmacological properties of the Banana  Plant. Arch Int Pharmacodyn 1963;144:144-50.</LI>    <!-- ref --><LI> Spicak V. The prophylactic  treatment of bronchial asthma in children with ketotifen: a double-blind comparison  with placebo. J Int Med Res 1983;11:173-8.</LI>    <!-- ref --><LI> Zapata A, Gonz&aacute;lez  R, Garriga S, Almirall JJ. Polvo de musa paradisiaca en el tratamiento profil&aacute;ctico  de pacientes asm&aacute;ticos adultos. Rev Cubana Med 1994;33(3):155-9.</LI>    <!-- ref --><LI>  Feinstein AR. Problems, pitfalls and opportunity in long term randomized trials.  En: Fleckenftein A, Philipp E, eds. Drug research and drug development in the  21 st Century. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1989:105-16.</LI>    <!-- ref --><LI> Reines A, Fong D.  Clinical evaluation of drug candidate. En: Williams M, Malieck JB, eds. Drug discovery  and development. New Jersey: Human Press, 1987;327-50.</LI>    <!-- ref --><LI> Laporte JA. Principios  b&aacute;sicos de investigaci&oacute;n cl&iacute;nica. Madrid: Ediciones Ergon,  1993:54-6.</LI>    </OL>Recibido: 27 de octubre de 1995. Aprobado: 29 de septiembre  de 1998.     <P>Dra.<I> Alicia Zapata Mart&iacute;nez</I>. Centro Nacional de Investigaciones  Cient&iacute;ficas. Ave 25 y 158, apartado 6990, Cubanac&aacute;n, municipio Playa,  Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.      ]]></body><back>
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