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  • Measuring airway clearance outcomes in bronchiectasis: a review

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    Franks, Lisa J
    Walsh, James R
    Hall, Kathleen
    Morris, Norman R
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Franks, Lisa J.
    Morris, Norman
    Walsh, James R.
    Year published
    2020
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    Abstract
    While airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are recommended for individuals with bronchiectasis, many trials have demonstrated inconsistent benefits or failed to reach their primary outcome. This review determined the most common clinical and patient-reported outcome measures used to evaluate the efficacy of ACTs in bronchiectasis. A literature search of five databases using relevant keywords and filtering for studies published in English, up until the end of August 2019, was completed. Studies included randomised controlled trials, using crossover or any other trial design, and abstracts. Studies were included where the control ...
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    While airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are recommended for individuals with bronchiectasis, many trials have demonstrated inconsistent benefits or failed to reach their primary outcome. This review determined the most common clinical and patient-reported outcome measures used to evaluate the efficacy of ACTs in bronchiectasis. A literature search of five databases using relevant keywords and filtering for studies published in English, up until the end of August 2019, was completed. Studies included randomised controlled trials, using crossover or any other trial design, and abstracts. Studies were included where the control was placebo, no intervention, standard care, usual care or an active comparator. Adults with bronchiectasis not related to cystic fibrosis were included. Extracted data comprised study authors, design, duration, intervention, outcome measures and results. The search identified 27 published studies and one abstract. The most common clinical outcome measures were sputum volume (n=23), lung function (n=17) and pulse oximetry (n=9). The most common patient-reported outcomes were health-related quality of life (measured with St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire, n=4), cough-related quality of life (measured with Leicester Cough Questionnaire, n=4) and dyspnoea (measured with Borg/modified Borg scale, n=8). Sputum volume, lung function, dyspnoea and health-and cough-related quality of life appear to be the most common clinical and patient-reported measures of airway clearance treatment efficacy.
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    Journal Title
    European Respiratory Review
    Volume
    29
    Issue
    156
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0161-2019
    Copyright Statement
    © ERS 2020. This article is open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence 4.0, which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.
    Subject
    Medical Physiology
    Science & Technology
    Life Sciences & Biomedicine
    Respiratory System
    CYSTIC FIBROSIS BRONCHIECTASIS
    QUALITY-OF-LIFE
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/397372
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