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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
This double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study was performed to evaluate the effect of terbutaline administered by a turbuhaler on spirometry, walking distance and dyspnoea during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) and to evaluate relationships between changes in spirometry and working indices. The patients had a maximum reversibility in FEV1 of 15% predicted, and to ensure the option of studying correlations between changes in spirometry and working indices in patients with COLD a wide range of reversibility in FVC was ensured. Eighteen patients (M, 12; F, 6; mean age 68.5 years) were included in the trial. Mean baseline FEV1 was 0.921 and FVC 2.081. Six minutes unpaced walking distance on flat ground (WD) and Brog dyspnoea index scale (BS) were used as working indices. Baseline mean WD was 467.9 m, and median BS 3.2. No significant difference was found in the effect of terbutaline compared to placebo on the spirometry findings or WD. However, BS during exercise improved significantly on the terbutaline day. No significant correlation was found between changes in working indices and change in spirometry. Thus, the use of exercise testing and dyspnoea-scoring may reveal patients who benefit from acute bronchodilation without significant improvement in lung function.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0954-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of inhaled terbutaline on FEV1, FVC, dyspnoea and walking distance in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pulmonary Medicine P, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial