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Spirometric correlates of improvement in exercise performance after anticholinergic therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10430726     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We wished to determine which resting spirometric parameters best reflect improvements in exercise tolerance and exertional dyspnea in response to acute high-dose anticholinergic therapy in advanced COPD. We studied 29 patients with stable COPD (FEV(1) = 40 +/- 2% predicted [%pred]; mean +/- SEM) and moderate to severe chronic dyspnea. In a double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over study, patients performed spirometry and symptom-limited constant-load cycle exercise before and 1 h after receiving 500 micrograms of nebulized ipratropium bromide (IB) or saline placebo. There were no significant changes in spirometry, exercise endurance, or exertional dyspnea after receiving placebo. In response to IB (n = 58): FEV(1), FVC, and inspiratory capacity (IC) increased by 7 +/- 1%pred, 10 +/- 1%pred, and 14 +/- 2%pred, respectively (p < 0.001), with no change in the FEV(1)/FVC ratio. After receiving IB, exercise endurance time (Tlim) increased by 32 +/- 9% (p < 0.001) and slopes of Borg dyspnea ratings over time decreased by 11 +/- 6% (p < 0.05). Percent change (%Delta) in Tlim correlated best with DeltaIC%pred (p = 0.020) and change in inspiratory reserve volume (DeltaTLC%pred) (p = 0.014), but not with DeltaFVC%pred, DeltaPEFR%pred, or DeltaFEV(1)%pred. Change in Borg dyspnea ratings at isotime near end exercise also correlated with DeltaIC%pred (p = 0.04), but not with any other resting parameter. Changes in spirometric measurements are generally poor predictors of clinical improvement in response to bronchodilators in COPD. Of the available parameters, increased IC, which is an index of reduced resting lung hyperinflation, best reflected the improvements in exercise endurance and dyspnea after IB. IC should be used in conjunction with FEV(1) when evaluating therapeutic responses in COPD.
Authors:
D E O'Donnell; M Lam; K A Webb
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine     Volume:  160     ISSN:  1073-449X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  1999 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-08-30     Completed Date:  1999-08-30     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421642     Medline TA:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  542-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Respiratory Investigation Unit, Departments of Medicine and Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. odonnell@post.queensu.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Administration, Inhalation
Aged
Cholinergic Antagonists / administration & dosage*,  adverse effects
Cross-Over Studies
Double-Blind Method
Exercise Test / drug effects*
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume / drug effects
Humans
Inspiratory Capacity / drug effects
Ipratropium / administration & dosage*,  adverse effects
Lung Diseases, Obstructive / drug therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Spirometry*
Vital Capacity / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholinergic Antagonists; 60205-81-4/Ipratropium

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