Treatment of Asthma in Children Aged 6 to 11 Years
This page summarises the clinical approach for children aged 6 to 11 years with asthma — covering the scenario context, treatment direction, and what well-controlled asthma looks like in this age group.
Clinical Scenario
The target population is children aged 6 to 11 years with asthma. In this age group, relying on a reliever inhaler alone is not sufficient — an inhaled preventive treatment should be included as part of management from the start.
Treatment Approach
Initial management combines a short-acting reliever inhaler used as needed with a preventive inhaled therapy taken at the same time. The full structured regimen — including all options, sequencing, and clinical decision points — is available in the complete protocol.
Treatment Goals
The aim is well-controlled asthma: no troublesome symptoms during the day or night, no severe exacerbations, normal or near-normal lung function, and the ability to lead an active life including exercise.
References
- Children aged 6–11 years with asthma should not be treated with SABA alone; they should all receive ICS-containing treatment.
- In Step 1, the child uses a SABA when symptoms occur and takes a low dose of ICS at the same time.
- 'Well-controlled asthma' means that the person does not have severe asthma exacerbations, they do not have troublesome asthma symptoms during the day or night, they have normal lung function or almost normal lung function, and they are able to lead active lives, including exercise.
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