Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with mustard gas lung disease: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.


Journal

Trials
ISSN: 1745-6215
Titre abrégé: Trials
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101263253

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
14 Feb 2019
Historique:
received: 07 07 2018
accepted: 05 01 2019
entrez: 16 2 2019
pubmed: 16 2 2019
medline: 14 6 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

More than 60,000 people have health problems due to chemical weapons exposure during the Iran-Iraq war. Respiratory consequences of mustard gas exposure are common and disabling; medical interventions have limited effect. Patients complain of cough, sputum, breathlessness and exercise limitation. We hypothesized that patients with this condition would benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation. We outline the protocol for an assessor-blind, two-armed, parallel-design randomized controlled clinical trial (IRCT2016051127848N1). Sixty patients with respiratory disease due to documented sulfur mustard gas exposure will be randomized to either take part in a 6-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme or receive usual care. Inclusion criteria include forced expiratory volume in 1 second < 80% predicted and Medical Research Council dyspnoea score ≥ 3. The primary endpoint will be the change in cycle endurance time at 70% baseline exercise capacity at 6 weeks. Lung function, physical activity, the strength and endurance of the quadriceps muscle, and quality of life will also be compared. Outcomes will be assessed at 6 weeks and 12 months. Health care utilization will also be assessed. If the study confirms that rehabilitation is effective for patients with mustard gas lung disease this should prompt provision of the intervention to this patient group. Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials, IRCT2016051127848N1 . Registered on 24 May 2016.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
More than 60,000 people have health problems due to chemical weapons exposure during the Iran-Iraq war. Respiratory consequences of mustard gas exposure are common and disabling; medical interventions have limited effect. Patients complain of cough, sputum, breathlessness and exercise limitation. We hypothesized that patients with this condition would benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation.
METHODS METHODS
We outline the protocol for an assessor-blind, two-armed, parallel-design randomized controlled clinical trial (IRCT2016051127848N1). Sixty patients with respiratory disease due to documented sulfur mustard gas exposure will be randomized to either take part in a 6-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme or receive usual care. Inclusion criteria include forced expiratory volume in 1 second < 80% predicted and Medical Research Council dyspnoea score ≥ 3. The primary endpoint will be the change in cycle endurance time at 70% baseline exercise capacity at 6 weeks. Lung function, physical activity, the strength and endurance of the quadriceps muscle, and quality of life will also be compared. Outcomes will be assessed at 6 weeks and 12 months. Health care utilization will also be assessed.
DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS
If the study confirms that rehabilitation is effective for patients with mustard gas lung disease this should prompt provision of the intervention to this patient group.
TRIAL REGISTRATION BACKGROUND
Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials, IRCT2016051127848N1 . Registered on 24 May 2016.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30764860
doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3180-3
pii: 10.1186/s13063-019-3180-3
pmc: PMC6376791
doi:

Substances chimiques

Chemical Warfare Agents 0
Mustard Gas T8KEC9FH9P

Types de publication

Clinical Trial Protocol Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

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Auteurs

Mohamad Reza Sedighi Moghadam (MR)

Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Centre (JMERC), No 17, Farokh Street, Moghaddas Ardabili Street, Tehran, Iran.

Mostafa Ghanei (M)

Chemical Injuries Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Molla Sadra Street, Tehran, Iran. mghaneister@gmail.com.

Klaus Kenn (K)

Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Malterhöh 1, 83471, Schönau am Königssee, Germany.

Nicholas S Hopkinson (NS)

National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine, Royal Brompton Campus, London, SW3 6NP, UK.

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