The Brisbane trial is the best western study of the Buteyko Method. While it is difficult to doubt the method can be an effective intervention for asthma. Without broad longitudinal studies, it may legitimately claimed that Buteyko is unproven. The outcome of the Brisbane trial has led the Australian National asthma Campaign to include Buteyko into their next doctor's asthma Management Handbook, giving official recognition to the method. In Russia, the method has been endorsed there for many years.
Further studies are currently underway.
We welcome further research, as further research will only enhance the acceptance of the method. Buteyko asthma Management actively encourages and funds further research. The Buteyko method is not a cure, but it is the best form of control with no negative side-effects. The majority of sufferers who practice the method regularly are able to change their breathing patterns and thus require less medication and have fewer symptoms. Buteyko is used successfully in young children.