Three-center feasibility of lung clearance index in infants and preschool children with cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases

Lung clearance index (LCI) detects early ventilation inhomogeneity and has been suggested as sensitive endpoint in multicenter intervention trials in infants and preschoolers with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the feasibility of multicenter LCI in this age group has not been determined. We, therefo...

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Published in:Journal of cystic fibrosis 2018-03, Vol.17 (2), p.249-255
Main Authors: Stahl, Mirjam, Graeber, Simon Y., Joachim, Cornelia, Barth, Sandra, Ricklefs, Isabell, Diekmann, Gesa, Kopp, Matthias V., Naehrlich, Lutz, Mall, Marcus A.
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Language:English
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Clinical trial endpoint
Early CF lung disease
Infant lung function test
Lung clearance index
Multiple breath washout
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Summary:Lung clearance index (LCI) detects early ventilation inhomogeneity and has been suggested as sensitive endpoint in multicenter intervention trials in infants and preschoolers with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the feasibility of multicenter LCI in this age group has not been determined. We, therefore, investigated the feasibility of LCI in infants and preschoolers with and without CF in a three-center setting. Following central training, standardized SF6-MBW measurements were performed in 73 sedated children (10 controls, 49 with CF and 14 with other lung diseases), mean age 2.3±1.2years across three centers, and data were analyzed centrally. Overall success rate of LCI measurements was 91.8% ranging from 78.9% to 100% across study sites. LCI was increased in patients with CF (P
ISSN:1569-1993
1873-5010
DOI:10.1016/j.jcf.2017.08.001