Multicenter Clinical Study on the Optimal Treatment Protocol and Outcome of Cough Variant Asthma With Chinese and Western Medicine

To explore the disease outcome prognosis of cough variant asthma by observing the outcomes of cough variant asthma and the effects of Chinese and Western medicine interventions, and to provide a scientific basis for optimizing the treatment protocol of combined traditional and Western medicine for cough variant asthma. This is a multi-center, non-randomized, prospective cohort study. This study started in March 2022 and is going on now. On an informed consent basis, a cohort of 164 patients with diagnosis of CVA are engaged. All patients will receive 8-week treatment (ICS/LABA plus Chinese herbal medicine for trial group while ICS/LABA only for control group) and be observed in next 24 weeks. Patients will be followed up every 2 weeks during treatment period and every 4 weeks in observation.The feasibility and correctness of the study will be supervised by two supervisors. To ensure that participants adhere to their follow-up plans, we remind them of their fixed visiting by phone or message. Additionally, incentives are used to appreciate participants for their cooperation.