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Personalised exhaled nitric oxygen fraction (F ENO)-driven asthma management in primary care: a F ENO subgroup analysis of the ACCURATE trial.

ABSTRACT: Background:The aim of this study was to identify patients who benefit most from exhaled nitric oxide fraction (F ENO)-driven asthma management in primary care, based on prespecified subgroups with different levels of F ENO. Methods:We used data from 179 adults with asthma from a 12-month primary care randomised controlled trial with 3-monthly assessments of F ENO, asthma control, medication usage, costs of medication, severe asthma exacerbations and quality of life. In the original study, patients were randomised to either a symptom-driven treatment strategy (controlled asthma (Ca) strategy) or a F ENO+symptom-driven strategy (FCa). In both groups, patients were categorised by their baseline level of F ENO as low (<25?ppb), intermediate (25-50?ppb) and high (>50?ppb). At 12 months, we compared, for each prespecified F ENO subgroup, asthma control, asthma-related quality of life, medication usage, and costs of medication between the Ca and FCa strategy. Results:We found a difference between the Ca and FCa strategy for the mean dosage of beclomethasone strategy of 223 µg (95% CI 6-439), p=0.04) and for the total costs of asthma medication a mean reduction of US$159 (95% CI US$33-285), p=0.03) in patients with a low baseline F ENO level. No differences were found for asthma control, severe asthma exacerbations and asthma-related quality of life in patients with a low baseline F ENO level. Furthermore, in patients with intermediate or high level of F ENO, no differences were found. Conclusions:In primary care, F ENO-driven asthma management is effective in patients with a low F ENO level, for whom it is possible to down-titrate medication, while preserving asthma control and quality of life.

SUBMITTER: Boer S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487343 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Personalised exhaled nitric oxygen fraction (F ENO)-driven asthma management in primary care: a F ENO subgroup analysis of the ACCURATE trial.

Boer Suzanne S Honkoop Persijn J PJ Loijmans Rik J B RJB Snoeck-Stroband Jiska B JB Assendelft Willem J J WJJ Schermer Tjard R J TRJ Sont Jacob K JK

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<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to identify patients who benefit most from exhaled nitric oxide fraction (F ENO)-driven asthma management in primary care, based on prespecified subgroups with different levels of F ENO.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from 179 adults with asthma from a 12-month primary care randomised controlled trial with 3-monthly assessments of F ENO, asthma control, medication usage, costs of medication, severe as ...[more]

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Project description:INTRODUCTION:During the last decade, many articles have been published, including reviews on fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) use and utility in clinical practice and for monitoring and identifying eosinophilic airway inflammation, especially in asthma, and evaluating corticosteroid responsiveness. However, the exact role of FeNO in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its ability to distinguish patients with COPD and those having concomitant asthma, that is, asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) is still unclear and needs to be defined. Due to the broad topics of FeNO in chronic airway disease, we undertook a scoping review. The present article describes the protocol of a scoping review of peer-reviewed published literature specific to FeNO in COPD/ACO over the last decade. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:We used Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' Manual scoping review methodology as well as Levac et al's and Arksey et al's framework as guides. We searched a variety of databases, including Medline, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and BioSciences Information Service (BIOSIS) on 29 June 2016. Additional studies will be recognised by exploring the reference list of identified eligible studies. Screening of eligible studies will be independently performed by two reviewers and any disagreement will be solved by the third reviewer. We will analyse the gathered data from article bibliographies and abstracts. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION:To investigate the body of published studies regarding the role of FeNO in patients with COPD and its usefulness in the clinical setting, a scoping review can be used as a modern and pioneer model, which does not need ethics approval. By this review, new insights for conducting new research specific to FeNO in COPD/ACO population will emerge. The results of this study will be reported in the scientific meetings and conferences, which aim to provide information to the clinicians, primary care providers and basic science researchers.

Project description:Background:FeNO has been used as a marker for Th2-mediated airway inflammation in asthma. There is evidence which recommends the use of this biomarker in asthma management. Little is known about whether the FeNO test alone or in combination with the ACT score can reflect asthma control in Vietnamese patients. Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in asthmatic patients (?18 years old) recruited at the University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from March 2016 to March 2017. Asthma control levels were assessed following the GINA 2017 guidelines, and FeNO was measured by a Niox Mino device. FeNO cut-offs predicting asthma control status were determined using the ROC curve analysis. The combination of FeNO and ACT was investigated in detecting well-controlled and uncontrolled asthma. The results of the study are as follows: 278 patients with 68% females, mean age of 44 years, and mean asthma duration of 10 years were analyzed. All patients were treated following step 2 to 4 of GINA guidelines. Mean (SD) FeNO was 30.6 (24) ppb. Patients with uncontrolled (16%), partly controlled (29%), and well-controlled asthma (55%) had a median (IQR) FeNO of 50.0 (74), 25.0 (23), and 21.0 (22.3) ppb, respectively, and the mean of FeNO in the uncontrolled group was significantly higher than that in other groups (p < 0.001). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) for FeNO detecting uncontrolled asthma was 0.730 with an optimal cut-off point of FeNO?>?50?ppb, and this AUC increased to 0.89 when combining FeNO and ACT. The AUC for FeNO detecting well-controlled asthma was 0.601 with an optimal cut-off point of FeNO <25?ppb and this AUC increased to 0.78 if combining FeNO and ACT. Conclusions:FeNO can predict asthma control status with an estimated cut-off point of <25?ppb for well-controlled and >50?ppb for uncontrolled asthma. The combination of FeNO and ACT provides better information regarding asthma control than FeNO alone, and this combination is useful to predict asthma control statuses in asthmatic patients in Viet Nam.

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Personalised exhaled nitric oxygen fraction (F ENO)-driven asthma management in primary care: a F ENO subgroup analysis of the ACCURATE trial.

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Personalised exhaled nitric oxygen fraction (<i>F</i> <sub>ENO</sub>)-driven asthma management in primary care: a <i>F</i> <sub>ENO</sub> subgroup analysis of the ACCURATE trial.

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