Bronchial thermoplasty improves cough hypersensitivity and cough in severe asthmatics.
Asthma
Bronchial thermoplasty
Capsaicin cough sensitivity
Cough
Journal
Respiratory medicine
ISSN: 1532-3064
Titre abrégé: Respir Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8908438
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2023
09 2023
Historique:
received:
15
03
2023
revised:
16
05
2023
accepted:
27
05
2023
medline:
12
7
2023
pubmed:
13
6
2023
entrez:
12
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Cough is a troublesome symptom of asthma because it is associated with disease severity and poor asthma control. Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) may be effective in improving cough severity and cough-related quality of life in severe uncontrolled asthma. To evaluate the efficacy of BT for cough in severe uncontrolled asthma. Twelve patients with severe uncontrolled asthma were enrolled in this study between 2018 May and March 2021 and arbitrarily divided into cough-predominant [cough severity Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ≥ 40 mm, n = 8] and typical asthma (cough VAS <40 mm, n = 4) groups. Clinical parameters, such as capsaicin cough sensitivity [C-CS: the concentrations to inhaled capsaicin required to induce at least two (C2) and five (C5) coughs], lung function, and type-2-related biomarkers (fractional nitric oxides and absolute eosinophil counts) and cough-related indices [cough severity VAS and the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)] were evaluated before and 3 months after performing BT. BT significantly improved both cough-related indices and C-CS in the cough-predominant group. Changes in C-CS were significantly correlated with changes in the LCQ scores (C5: r = 0.65, p = 0.02 for all patients, and r = 0.81, p = 0.01 for the cough-predominant group). BT may be effective for cough in severe uncontrolled asthma by improving C-CS. However, further larger cohort studies are necessary to confirm the effect of BT for cough in asthma. This study was registered in the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (Registry ID UMIN: 000031982).
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Cough is a troublesome symptom of asthma because it is associated with disease severity and poor asthma control. Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) may be effective in improving cough severity and cough-related quality of life in severe uncontrolled asthma.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy of BT for cough in severe uncontrolled asthma.
METHODS
Twelve patients with severe uncontrolled asthma were enrolled in this study between 2018 May and March 2021 and arbitrarily divided into cough-predominant [cough severity Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ≥ 40 mm, n = 8] and typical asthma (cough VAS <40 mm, n = 4) groups. Clinical parameters, such as capsaicin cough sensitivity [C-CS: the concentrations to inhaled capsaicin required to induce at least two (C2) and five (C5) coughs], lung function, and type-2-related biomarkers (fractional nitric oxides and absolute eosinophil counts) and cough-related indices [cough severity VAS and the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)] were evaluated before and 3 months after performing BT.
RESULTS
BT significantly improved both cough-related indices and C-CS in the cough-predominant group. Changes in C-CS were significantly correlated with changes in the LCQ scores (C5: r = 0.65, p = 0.02 for all patients, and r = 0.81, p = 0.01 for the cough-predominant group).
CONCLUSIONS
BT may be effective for cough in severe uncontrolled asthma by improving C-CS. However, further larger cohort studies are necessary to confirm the effect of BT for cough in asthma.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION
This study was registered in the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (Registry ID UMIN: 000031982).
Identifiants
pubmed: 37307903
pii: S0954-6111(23)00191-9
doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107303
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Capsaicin
S07O44R1ZM
Banques de données
UMIN-CTR
['UMIN 000031982']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
107303Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest There is no conflict of interest.