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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: At 12 months, there were significantly greater improvements in the bronchial-thermoplasty group than in the control group in the morning peak expiratory flow (39. 3 + / -48. 7 vs. 8. 5 + / -44. 2 liters per minute), scores on the AQLQ (1. 3 + / -1. 0 vs. 0. 6 + / -1. 1) and ACQ (reduction, 1. 2 + / -1. 0 vs. 0. 5 + / -1. 0), the percentage of symptom-free days (40. 6 + / -39. 7 vs. 17. 0 + / -37. 9), and symptom scores (reduction, 1. 9 + / -2. 1 vs. 0. 7 + / -2. 5) while fewer puffs of rescue medication were required.