What is a clinically meaningful change in exhaled nitric oxide for children with asthma?
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Pijnenburg, Marielle
de Jongste, Johan
Pike, Katherine
Roberts, Graham
Petsky, Helen
Chang, Anne B
Fritsch, Maria
Frischer, Thomas
Szefler, Stanley
Gergen, Peter
Vermeulen, Francoise
Vael, Robin
Turner, Steve
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Introduction: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) may be a useful objective measurement to guide asthma treatment. What remains uncertain is what change in FENO is clinically significant. Methods: An individual patient data analysis was performed using data from seven randomized clinical trials which used FENO to guide asthma treatment. The absolute and percentage intra-subject change in FENO measurements over “stable” and also “unstable” 3-month periods were described. Results: Data were available in 1112 randomized controlled trial participants and ≥1 stable period was present for 665 individuals. The interquartile range (IQR) and limits of agreement (LoA) for change in absolute FENO among individuals whose initial FENO was <50 parts per billion (ppb) were −7 to +9 ppb and −43 to +50 ppb, and for those with initial FENO ≥50 ppb IQR was −29 to +17 ppb and LoA was −80 to +76 ppb. For percentage change in FENO, the IQR and LoA for individuals whose initial FENO was <50 ppb were −33% to +51% and −157% to +215%, and for those with initial FENO ≥50 ppb were −33% to +35% and −159% to +192%. The variation in FENO values for a stable period was similar irrespective of whether it was followed by a stable or unstable period. Conclusions: Over a 3-month period where FENO is initially <50 ppb, a rise of <10 ppb or of <50% (based on IQR) is unlikely to be related to asthma. When FENO is initially ≥50 ppb an percentage change of <50% (based on IQR) is unlikely to be asthma-related.
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Pediatric Pulmonology
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55
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Paediatrics
Reproductive medicine
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Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Pediatrics
Respiratory System
asthma
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Fielding, S; Pijnenburg, M; de Jongste, J; Pike, K; Roberts, G; Petsky, H; Chang, AB; Fritsch, M; Frischer, T; Szefler, S; Gergen, P; Vermeulen, F; Vael, R; Turner, S, What is a clinically meaningful change in exhaled nitric oxide for children with asthma?, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2020, 55 (3), pp. 599-606