Professor Miriam Johnson Miriam.Johnson@hull.ac.uk
Professor
Professor Miriam Johnson Miriam.Johnson@hull.ac.uk
Professor
J. Martin Bland
Stephen G. Oxberry
Amy P. Abernethy
David C. Currow
Context: Clinically important differences in chronic refractory breathlessness are ill defined but important in clinical practice and trial design. Objectives: To estimate the clinical relevance of differences in breathlessness intensity using distribution and patient anchor methods. Methods: This was a retrospective data analysis from 213 datasets from four clinical trials for refractory breathlessness. Linear regression was used to explore the relationship between study effect size and change in breathlessness score (0-100 mm visual analogue scale) and to estimate the change in score equivalent to small, moderate, and large effect sizes. Pooled individual blinded patient preference data from three randomized controlled trials were analyzed. The difference between the mean change in Day 4 minus baseline scores between preferred and non-preferred arms was calculated. Results: There was a strong relationship between change in score and effect size (P = 0.001; R 2 = 0.98). Values for small, moderate, and large effects were -5.5, -11.3, and -18.2 mm. The participant preference change in score was -9 mm (95% CI, -15.8, -2.1) (P = 0.008). Conclusion: This larger dataset supports a clinically important difference of 10 mm. Studies should be powered to detect this difference.
Johnson, M. J., Bland, J. M., Oxberry, S. G., Abernethy, A. P., & Currow, D. C. (2013). Clinically important differences in the intensity of chronic refractory breathlessness. Journal of pain and symptom management, 46(6), 957-963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.011
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 28, 2013 |
Publication Date | 2013-12 |
Deposit Date | Jun 20, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 20, 2016 |
Journal | Journal of pain and symptom management |
Print ISSN | 0885-3924 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 957-963 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.011 |
Keywords | Minimal clinically important difference, Breathlessness, Dyspnea, Opioid |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/439861 |
Publisher URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0885392413001863 |
Additional Information | This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article published in Journal of pain and symptom management, 2013, v.46 issue 6. |
Contract Date | Jun 20, 2016 |
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