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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
卷 203, 期 6, 页码 689-698出版社
AMER THORACIC SOC
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202005-1854OC
关键词
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; lung function decline; forced expiratory volume; systematic review; spirometry
资金
- GlaxoSmithKline plc. [210042]
- National Institute for Health Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
The study found that pharmacotherapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can slow down the decline in lung function, with relative benefits similar to those reported for health status and exacerbations. Guidelines should be adjusted based on these findings.
Rationale: Whether pharmacological therapy alters decline in FEV1 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease remains controversial. Because pharmacotherapy improves health status, exacerbation rate, and symptoms, it may be unethical to complete placebo-controlled long-term studies aimed at modifying FEV1 decline. Objectives: We conducted a systematic review of placebo-controlled pharmacological trials lasting >= 1 year to address the question of whether therapy alters FEV1 decline. Methods: A literature search for randomized trials that included repeated spirometry with at least one active and one placebo arm was conducted. Articles were excluded if study duration was <1 year, <3 spirometric measurements, or <100 subjects per arm. Study design was assessed using the Jadad score. To combine studies and find the estimated effect, we used random effects methodology to account for both within-study and between-study variation. Measurements and Main Results: There were 33,051 patients in the analysis (active component, n = 21,941; placebo, n = 11,110 in nine studies). The active treatment arms demonstrated a 5.0 ml/yr reduction (95% confidence interval, 0.8-9.1 ml/yr; P < 0.001) in the rate of FEV1 decline compared with the placebo arms. The relative FEV1 differences between active and placebo arms were within the range of differences reported for health status and for the exacerbation rate in the same studies. Conclusions: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pharmacotherapy ameliorates rate of lung function decline. The relative benefit observed is within the range of those reported for health status and exacerbations in the same studies. Guidelines should be adjusted according to these findings.
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