James J McNamee, Ashley Agus, Andrew J Boyle, Colette Jackson, Cliona McDowell, Jeanette Haglund, Danny F McAuley
<p><strong>Background: </strong>In patients who require mechanical ventilation for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, further reduction in tidal volumes, compared with conventional low tidal volume ventilation, may improve outcomes.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine whether using extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal improves outcomes in patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and is cost-effective.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A multicentre, randomised, allocation-concealed, open-label, pragmatic clinical trial.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Fifty-one intensive care units across the United Kingdom.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Four hundred and twelve adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, of a planned sample size of 1120.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Lower tidal volume ventilation facilitated by extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for at least 48 hours (<i>n</i> = 202) or standard care with conventional low tidal volume ventilation (<i>n</i> = 210).</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>All-cause mortality 90 days. Secondary outcomes included ventilator-free days; adverse events; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use; long-term mortality; health-related quality of life; health service costs; long-term respiratory morbidity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The trial was stopped early because of futility and feasibility. The 90-day mortality rate was 41.5% in the extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group versus 39.5% in the standard care group (risk ratio 1.05, 95% confidence interval 0.83 to 1.33; difference 2.0%, 95% confidence interval - 7.6% to 11.5%; <i>p</i> = 0.68). There were significantly fewer mean ventilator-free days in the extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group compared with the standard care group (7.1, 95% confidence interval 5.9 to 8.3) versus (9.2, 95% confidence interval 7.9 to 10.4) days; mean difference, -2.1 (95% confidence interval -3.8 to -0.3; <i>p</i> = 0.02). Serious adverse events were reported for 62 patients (31%) in extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group and 18 (9%) in the standard care group, including intracranial haemorrhage in 9 patients (4.5%) versus 0 (0%) and bleeding at other sites in 6 (3.0%) versus 1 (0.5%) in the extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group versus the control group. Two-year mortality data were available for 95% of patients. There was no difference in the time to death between groups (hazard ratio 1.08, 95% confidence interval 0.81 to 1.44; log-rank test <i>p</i> = 0.61). There was no difference in long-term outcomes between groups. There was no difference in quality-adjusted life-years at 12 months (mean difference -0.01, 95% confidence interval -0.06 to 0.05). Total 12-month costs were statistically significantly higher in the extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group (mean difference £7668.76, 95% confidence interval £159.75 to £15,177.77). Secondary analyses indic
{"title":"Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for the treatment of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: the REST RCT.","authors":"James J McNamee, Ashley Agus, Andrew J Boyle, Colette Jackson, Cliona McDowell, Jeanette Haglund, Danny F McAuley","doi":"10.3310/GJDM0320","DOIUrl":"10.3310/GJDM0320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In patients who require mechanical ventilation for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, further reduction in tidal volumes, compared with conventional low tidal volume ventilation, may improve outcomes.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine whether using extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal improves outcomes in patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and is cost-effective.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A multicentre, randomised, allocation-concealed, open-label, pragmatic clinical trial.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Fifty-one intensive care units across the United Kingdom.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Four hundred and twelve adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, of a planned sample size of 1120.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Lower tidal volume ventilation facilitated by extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for at least 48 hours (<i>n</i> = 202) or standard care with conventional low tidal volume ventilation (<i>n</i> = 210).</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>All-cause mortality 90 days. Secondary outcomes included ventilator-free days; adverse events; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use; long-term mortality; health-related quality of life; health service costs; long-term respiratory morbidity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The trial was stopped early because of futility and feasibility. The 90-day mortality rate was 41.5% in the extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group versus 39.5% in the standard care group (risk ratio 1.05, 95% confidence interval 0.83 to 1.33; difference 2.0%, 95% confidence interval - 7.6% to 11.5%; <i>p</i> = 0.68). There were significantly fewer mean ventilator-free days in the extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group compared with the standard care group (7.1, 95% confidence interval 5.9 to 8.3) versus (9.2, 95% confidence interval 7.9 to 10.4) days; mean difference, -2.1 (95% confidence interval -3.8 to -0.3; <i>p</i> = 0.02). Serious adverse events were reported for 62 patients (31%) in extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group and 18 (9%) in the standard care group, including intracranial haemorrhage in 9 patients (4.5%) versus 0 (0%) and bleeding at other sites in 6 (3.0%) versus 1 (0.5%) in the extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group versus the control group. Two-year mortality data were available for 95% of patients. There was no difference in the time to death between groups (hazard ratio 1.08, 95% confidence interval 0.81 to 1.44; log-rank test <i>p</i> = 0.61). There was no difference in long-term outcomes between groups. There was no difference in quality-adjusted life-years at 12 months (mean difference -0.01, 95% confidence interval -0.06 to 0.05). Total 12-month costs were statistically significantly higher in the extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal group (mean difference £7668.76, 95% confidence interval £159.75 to £15,177.77). Secondary analyses indic","PeriodicalId":12898,"journal":{"name":"Health technology assessment","volume":"29 33","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12376005/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144775303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lower urinary tract symptoms are common in older men and can be bothersome, leading to treatment. The UPSTREAM randomised controlled trial (Phase I) investigated whether assessment of these symptoms with invasive urodynamic testing could improve symptoms when guiding treatment options.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the long-term lower urinary tract symptoms and the rates of surgery for bladder outlet obstruction in men participating in the UPSTREAM study (Phase I).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, two-group open randomised controlled study, with outcome assessors blinded to aggregate data.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Urology departments of 26 National Health Service hospitals in England.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Men ≥ 18 years, seeking further treatment for their bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms, which may include surgery, who were existing participants of the UPSTREAM study (Phase I). Men were excluded if they were unable to pass urine without a catheter, had a relevant neurological disease, were currently undergoing treatment for prostate or bladder cancer, had previous prostate surgery or were unfit for surgery.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Routine care plus invasive urodynamics (intervention) or non-invasive routine care.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>The primary outcome was a patient-reported International Prostate Symptom Score 5 years post randomisation. Rates of surgery was the key secondary outcome. Patient-reported outcomes included measures of lower urinary tract symptoms, sexual function, overall quality of life and cost-effectiveness from a secondary care perspective.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>Questionnaires to participants for patient-reported outcome measures, and National Health Service England Hospital Episode Statistics and mortality data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 820 men randomised in UPSTREAM (Phase I) between October 2014 and December 2016, 211/427 men randomised to the intervention group completed Phase II questionnaires (49.4%) and 205/363 in the routine care group (56.5%). There was no difference found between International Prostate Symptom Scores in the two groups at 5 years (adjusted difference 0.41, 95% confidence interval -1.10 to 1.93). There was also no difference in other lower urinary tract symptoms, sexual function or quality of life. Routine data were received for 98% of men. Three hundred and forty-seven (43.3%) men with routine data available had received at least one related surgical procedure for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms. Over the 5-year time horizon, incremental mean costs were slightly higher (£176.63, 95% confidence interval -£464.06 to £817.32) in the intervention group and incremental mean QALYs were slightly lower (-0.039, 95% confidence interval -0.152 to 0.073) in the intervention group. This suggests that routine care is the cost
{"title":"Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT.","authors":"Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake","doi":"10.3310/SLPT4675","DOIUrl":"10.3310/SLPT4675","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lower urinary tract symptoms are common in older men and can be bothersome, leading to treatment. The UPSTREAM randomised controlled trial (Phase I) investigated whether assessment of these symptoms with invasive urodynamic testing could improve symptoms when guiding treatment options.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the long-term lower urinary tract symptoms and the rates of surgery for bladder outlet obstruction in men participating in the UPSTREAM study (Phase I).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, two-group open randomised controlled study, with outcome assessors blinded to aggregate data.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Urology departments of 26 National Health Service hospitals in England.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Men ≥ 18 years, seeking further treatment for their bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms, which may include surgery, who were existing participants of the UPSTREAM study (Phase I). Men were excluded if they were unable to pass urine without a catheter, had a relevant neurological disease, were currently undergoing treatment for prostate or bladder cancer, had previous prostate surgery or were unfit for surgery.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Routine care plus invasive urodynamics (intervention) or non-invasive routine care.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>The primary outcome was a patient-reported International Prostate Symptom Score 5 years post randomisation. Rates of surgery was the key secondary outcome. Patient-reported outcomes included measures of lower urinary tract symptoms, sexual function, overall quality of life and cost-effectiveness from a secondary care perspective.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>Questionnaires to participants for patient-reported outcome measures, and National Health Service England Hospital Episode Statistics and mortality data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 820 men randomised in UPSTREAM (Phase I) between October 2014 and December 2016, 211/427 men randomised to the intervention group completed Phase II questionnaires (49.4%) and 205/363 in the routine care group (56.5%). There was no difference found between International Prostate Symptom Scores in the two groups at 5 years (adjusted difference 0.41, 95% confidence interval -1.10 to 1.93). There was also no difference in other lower urinary tract symptoms, sexual function or quality of life. Routine data were received for 98% of men. Three hundred and forty-seven (43.3%) men with routine data available had received at least one related surgical procedure for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms. Over the 5-year time horizon, incremental mean costs were slightly higher (£176.63, 95% confidence interval -£464.06 to £817.32) in the intervention group and incremental mean QALYs were slightly lower (-0.039, 95% confidence interval -0.152 to 0.073) in the intervention group. This suggests that routine care is the cost","PeriodicalId":12898,"journal":{"name":"Health technology assessment","volume":"29 26","pages":"1-57"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12278039/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144575362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Nunns, Samantha Febrey, Jill Buckland, Rebecca Abbott, Rebecca Whear, Alison Bethel, Kate Boddy, Liz Shaw, Jo Thompson Coon, G J Melendez-Torres
Background: Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists are a class of drug originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes but now increasingly used for weight loss, especially in people living with obesity. Despite an abundance of evidence about the effectiveness and safety of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists for weight loss, network meta-analyses are inconsistent in their quality and scope, and this is a fast-moving field.
Objectives: We sought to identify the most recent network meta-analyses evaluating the effectiveness of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists for weight loss; critically appraise included network meta-analyses; provide an overview of the quality and findings of existing network meta-analyses, and identify any pertinent gaps in the evidence; and consider the value of updating the most recent, comprehensive and high-quality network meta-analyses.
Methods: On 6 June 2023, we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Epistemonikos for systematic reviews with network meta-analyses published since 2020 in adults (18 or above) with body mass index ≥ 25 (or ≥ 23 for Asian populations), including at least one relevant glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist and weight loss outcomes. We screened and selected reviews in duplicate and independently, and appraised reviews using a modified A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR-2) and a network meta-analysis reliability checklist. The highest-quality reviews were then extracted in depth, and the most relevant network meta-analysis models identified, focusing on weight loss and safety outcomes. A top-up search for trials published since October 2022 was also undertaken to identify relevant trials not included in published network meta-analyses. A further search for new network meta-analyses was conducted on 26 September 2024.
Results: Of 22 systematic reviews identified, 14 were prioritised for analysis as the remaining 8 reviews were rated as low or critically low quality. We focused on network meta-analyses of weight loss outcomes measured at 6 months, 12 months, longer than 12 months or over a mix of time points. At 6 months, subcutaneous tirzepatide was the most effective drug associated with 9 kg (at 5 mg) to 12 kg (at 15 mg) of weight loss. However, the largest effects were seen for subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4 mg, which was associated with between 11.5 and 12.5 kg of weight loss, though this came from two network meta-analyses, both informed by six trials, and both merging findings across multiple time points. The relative effectiveness among glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists followed a pattern suggested by their performance against placebo, with tirzepatide and semaglutide standing out as the most effective drugs for weight loss. No network meta-analyses compared tirzepatide and semaglutide 2.4 mg. The drugs associated with th
{"title":"The quantity, quality and findings of network meta-analyses evaluating the effectiveness of GLP-1 RAs for weight loss: a scoping review.","authors":"Michael Nunns, Samantha Febrey, Jill Buckland, Rebecca Abbott, Rebecca Whear, Alison Bethel, Kate Boddy, Liz Shaw, Jo Thompson Coon, G J Melendez-Torres","doi":"10.3310/SKHT8119","DOIUrl":"10.3310/SKHT8119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists are a class of drug originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes but now increasingly used for weight loss, especially in people living with obesity. Despite an abundance of evidence about the effectiveness and safety of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists for weight loss, network meta-analyses are inconsistent in their quality and scope, and this is a fast-moving field.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We sought to identify the most recent network meta-analyses evaluating the effectiveness of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists for weight loss; critically appraise included network meta-analyses; provide an overview of the quality and findings of existing network meta-analyses, and identify any pertinent gaps in the evidence; and consider the value of updating the most recent, comprehensive and high-quality network meta-analyses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>On 6 June 2023, we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Epistemonikos for systematic reviews with network meta-analyses published since 2020 in adults (18 or above) with body mass index ≥ 25 (or ≥ 23 for Asian populations), including at least one relevant glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist and weight loss outcomes. We screened and selected reviews in duplicate and independently, and appraised reviews using a modified A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR-2) and a network meta-analysis reliability checklist. The highest-quality reviews were then extracted in depth, and the most relevant network meta-analysis models identified, focusing on weight loss and safety outcomes. A top-up search for trials published since October 2022 was also undertaken to identify relevant trials not included in published network meta-analyses. A further search for new network meta-analyses was conducted on 26 September 2024.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 22 systematic reviews identified, 14 were prioritised for analysis as the remaining 8 reviews were rated as low or critically low quality. We focused on network meta-analyses of weight loss outcomes measured at 6 months, 12 months, longer than 12 months or over a mix of time points. At 6 months, subcutaneous tirzepatide was the most effective drug associated with 9 kg (at 5 mg) to 12 kg (at 15 mg) of weight loss. However, the largest effects were seen for subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4 mg, which was associated with between 11.5 and 12.5 kg of weight loss, though this came from two network meta-analyses, both informed by six trials, and both merging findings across multiple time points. The relative effectiveness among glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists followed a pattern suggested by their performance against placebo, with tirzepatide and semaglutide standing out as the most effective drugs for weight loss. No network meta-analyses compared tirzepatide and semaglutide 2.4 mg. The drugs associated with th","PeriodicalId":12898,"journal":{"name":"Health technology assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-73"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12336958/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144527680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sofia Cividini, Ian Sinha, Giovanna Culeddu, Sarah Donegan, Michelle Maden, Katie Rose, Olivia Fulton, Dyfrig Hughes, Stephen Turner, Catrin Tudur Smith
<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is no clear preferential option for initial step-up of treatment for children with uncontrolled asthma on inhaled corticosteroid.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Evaluate the clinical effectiveness of pharmacological treatments to use in children with uncontrolled asthma on inhaled corticosteroid; identify and evaluate the potential for treatment effect modification to optimise treatment delivery; assess the cost-effectiveness of treatments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Systematic review and individual participant data network meta-analysis. Studies were eligible if they were parallel or crossover randomised controlled trials comparing at least one of the pharmacological treatments of interest in participants aged < 18 years with uncontrolled asthma on any dose inhaled corticosteroid alone. We searched MEDLINE<sup>®</sup>, Cochrane Library, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Technology Appraisals, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Technology Assessment series. Primary outcomes: exacerbation and asthma control. Secondary outcomes: health-related quality of life, mortality, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, adverse events, hospital admissions, symptoms (not analysed). We assessed the Risk Of Bias using the Cochrane Risk Of Bias tool and carried out Bayesian meta-analyses, network meta-analysis and network meta-regression, including treatment by covariate (age, sex, ethnicity, eczema, eosinophilia, asthma severity) interactions. A Markov decision-analytic model with a 12-month time horizon, which adopted the perspective of the National Health Service and Personal Social Services in the United Kingdom, was developed to compare alternative treatments. Cost-effectiveness was based on incremental costs per quality-adjusted life-years gained, with uncertainty considered in one-way, structural and probabilistic sensitivity analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified and screened 4708 publications from the search and confirmed 144 randomised controlled trials as eligible. We obtained individual participant data from 29 trials (5381 participants) and extracted limited aggregate data from a further 19 trials. The majority of trials had low risk of bias. The network meta-analysis suggests that medium-dose inhaled corticosteroid + long-acting <i>β</i><sub>2</sub>-agonist is the preferred treatment for reducing odds of exacerbation [odds ratio 95% credibility interval: 0.43 (0.20 to 0.92) vs. low-dose inhaled corticosteroid; 40 studies, 8168 patients] and increasing forced expiratory volume in 1 second [mean difference 95% credibility interval: 0.71 (0.35 to 1.06) vs. low-dose inhaled corticosteroid; 23 studies, 2518 patients] while leukotriene receptor antagonist alone is the least preferred. No clear differences were found for asthma control (16 studies, 3027 patients). Limited pairwise analyses sugges
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Steven J Edwards, Benjamin G Farrar, Kate Ennis, Nicole Downes, Victoria Wakefield, Isaac Mackenzie, Archie Walters, Tracey Jhita
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting genetic condition that affects over 9000 people in England. Cystic fibrosis is usually diagnosed through newborn screening and causes symptoms throughout the body, including the lungs and digestive system. Around 90% of individuals with cystic fibrosis have at least one copy of the <i>F508del</i> mutation on the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To appraise the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor, tezacaftor-ivacaftor and lumacaftor-ivacaftor within their expected marketing authorisations for treating people with cystic fibrosis and at least one <i>F508del</i> mutation, compared with each other and with established clinical management before these treatments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A de novo systematic literature review (search date February 2023) was conducted searching electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials), bibliographies of relevant systematic literature reviews, clinical trial registers, recent conferences and evidence provided by Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA, USA). Data on the following outcomes were summarised: acute change in per cent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (change in weight-for-age <i>z</i>-score; and change in pulmonary exacerbation frequency requiring intravenous antibiotics. Network meta-analyses were conducted where head-to-head data were not available. Data from clinical trials and real-world evidence were examined to assess long-term effectiveness. A patient-level simulation model was developed to assess the cost-effectiveness of the three modulator treatments. The model employed a lifetime horizon and was developed from the perspective of the National Health Service.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data from 19 primary studies and 7 open-label extension studies were prioritised in the systematic literature review. Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor was associated with a statistically significant increase in predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second and weight-for-age <i>z</i>-score and a reduction in pulmonary exacerbations compared with established clinical management, lumacaftor/ivacaftor and tezacaftor/ivacaftor, and also led to a reduction in the rate of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second decline relative to established clinical management, although the magnitude of this decrease was uncertain. Lumacaftor/ivacaftor and tezacaftor/ivacaftor were also associated with a statistically significant increase in predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second and reduction in pulmonary exacerbations relative to established clinical management, but with a smaller effect size than elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor. There was some evidence that tezacaftor/ivacaftor reduced the rate of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second decline relative to established clinical
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Ukachukwu O Abaraogu, Philippa Dall, Chris Seenan, Sarah Rhodes, Trish Gorely, Joanna McParland, Julie Brittenden, Ebuka M Anieto, Lorna Booth, Cathy Gormal, Jeremy Dearling, Candida Fenton, Sarah Audsley, Kimberley Fairer, Lindsay Bearne, Dawn A Skelton
Background: People with intermittent claudication are significantly less active compared to their peers without intermittent claudication, worsening future health outcomes. Supervised exercise therapy is not commonly available, but behaviour change techniques in unsupervised interventions can improve physical activity. Specific behaviour change techniques, theoretical mechanisms and contextual features linked to effectiveness remain unclear.
Objectives: To conduct an integrative synthesis of: effectiveness of behaviour change technique-based interventions on daily physical activity and clinical-/patient-reported outcomes; behaviour change techniques and theoretical mechanisms within effective behaviour change technique-based interventions; feasibility and acceptability. Primary outcomes: short term (< 6 months) and maintenance (> 6 months) of daily physical activity. Secondary outcomes: clinical-/patient-reported outcomes.
Data sources: Seven primary studies databases; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Health Technology Assessment Database and Trial Registers to 31 August 2023.
Review methods: Systematic review 1: interventions incorporating ≥ 1 behaviour change technique (coded using Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy version 1, and Theoretical Domains Framework). Systematic review 2: quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods research on patient/provider experiences. Study quality assessed using revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials; Risk Of Bias In Non-randomised Studies - of Interventions and Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.
Results: Fifty-three articles (41 studies) were included in systematic review 1, and 28 articles (28 studies) in systematic review 2. Eleven randomised controlled trials demonstrated that behaviour change technique-based interventions increased daily physical activity in the short term [increase of 0.20 standardised mean difference (95% confidence interval 0.07 to 0.33), ~ 473 steps/day] with high certainty. Evidence of maintenance of daily physical activity is unclear (increase of 0.12 standardised mean difference; ~ 288 steps/day). Behaviour change techniques aimed at improving patients' intentions to engage in physical activity were most effective. Network analysis suggests that behaviour change technique-based interventions improved daily physical activity and may be better than supervised exercise therapy in maintaining daily physical activity. behaviour change technique-based interventions were acceptable and had short-medium-term benefits to initial/absolute claudication distance/time, walking impairment scores and disease-specific quality of life.
Conclusions: The behaviour change technique-based interventions are effective, targeting intention to engage in physical activity, in improving daily physical activity
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Eleni Gkini, Rachel L Adams, Daniella Spittle, Paul Ellis, Katherine Allsopp, Sanya Saleem, Matthew McKenna, Nick le Mesurier, Nicola Gale, Sarah Tearne, Peymane Adab, Rachel E Jordan, Nawar Diar Bakerly, Alice M Turner
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) are characterised by increased sputum volume, purulence and breathlessness. Patients are encouraged to recognise and treat acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as part of a self-management plan. Only half of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are caused by bacterial infection, but self-management plans generally advocate use of antibiotics and steroids for all events, hence antibiotics may be overused. Sputum colour relates closely to bacterial load; thus it could determine whether antibiotics are appropriate. This pragmatic randomised controlled trial tested whether use of a sputum colour chart is safe and effective in United Kingdom primary care.
Methods: Colour chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was a multicentre, randomised controlled trial in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who had ≥ 2 acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or ≥ 1 hospital admission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the preceding year. The primary objective was to demonstrate that the Bronkotest® (London) sputum colour chart is non-inferior to usual care (safe). The primary outcome was rate of hospital admission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 12 months; secondary outcomes included requirement for second courses of treatment and quality of life (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test score). Nested substudies examining daily symptoms via an e-diary and sputum culture assessed untreated acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rate and antibiotic resistance, respectively. A process evaluation examined trial fidelity and acceptability of the intervention, employing qualitative research methods incorporating patients as co-researchers.
Limitations: The study was terminated early due to low recruitment (115/2954 planned sample size).
Results: One hundred and fifteen patients were recruited and randomised 1 : 1 to colour chart use or usual care; they generally had severe Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease D chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with significant breathlessness (54% Medical Research Council score of 4 or 5) and poor quality of life (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test score at baseline 24). Comorbid respiratory and systemic disease was common. Self-management was delivered well in both arms, and the colour chart acceptable to patients and staff; no specific issues for patients with multiple long-term conditions were identified. Hospital admissions for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease tended to occur more in colour chart users [32 vs. 16%, relative risk 1.95 (0.92 to 4.18)], and antibiotic
背景:慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重(慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重)的特征是痰量增加、化脓和呼吸困难。作为自我管理计划的一部分,鼓励患者认识和治疗慢性阻塞性肺疾病的急性加重。慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重中只有一半是由细菌感染引起的,但自我管理计划通常主张对所有事件使用抗生素和类固醇,因此抗生素可能被过度使用。痰液颜色与细菌负荷密切相关;因此,它可以确定抗生素是否合适。这项实用的随机对照试验测试了在英国初级保健中使用痰液颜色表是否安全有效。方法:彩色慢性阻塞性肺疾病是一项多中心、随机对照试验,研究对象为成人慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者,这些患者在前一年有≥2次慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重或≥1次慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重住院。主要目的是证明Bronkotest®(London)痰液颜色图不逊于常规护理(安全)。主要终点为慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重12个月住院率;次要结局包括对第二疗程的要求和生活质量(慢性阻塞性肺疾病评估测试得分)。巢式亚研究通过电子日记和痰培养检查每日症状,分别评估未经治疗的慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重率和抗生素耐药性。过程评估检查了试验的保真度和干预的可接受性,采用定性研究方法,将患者作为共同研究人员。局限性:由于招募人数少(115/2954计划样本量),研究提前终止。结果:115例患者被招募并随机分为1∶1组,使用彩色图表或常规护理;他们通常患有严重的慢性阻塞性肺疾病全球倡议D慢性阻塞性肺疾病,伴有明显的呼吸困难(54%的医学研究委员会评分为4或5)和生活质量差(慢性阻塞性肺疾病评估测试基线评分为24)。呼吸道和全身性疾病合并症很常见。两组的自我管理都很好,患者和工作人员都能接受彩色图表;没有发现患有多种长期疾病的患者的具体问题。慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重住院在彩色图表使用者中更容易发生[32比16%,相对危险度1.95(0.92至4.18)],慢性阻塞性肺疾病首次急性加重治疗后14天内的抗生素疗程也更常见[34比18%,调整相对危险度1.80(0.85至3.79)]。尽管如此,彩色图表使用者在12个月时的生活质量更好[慢性阻塞性肺疾病评估测试19.9 vs. -24.5,调整后平均差-2.95(-5.93至-0.04)]。38名患者同意痰液亚组研究,接受了57份样本(42份处于稳定状态,15份处于慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重期),其中30%含有潜在致病菌。支气管扩张受试者的痰更有可能是化脓的,与疾病状态(稳定还是恶化)或样本是否对潜在致病菌呈阳性无关,这表明仅凭颜色不能用于指导抗生素的使用。11名患者完成了电子日记研究,并捕获了42例症状定义的慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重事件,其中许多未经治疗,慢性肺病工具评分低于接受治疗的患者。未处理的事件解决得较慢。由于数量少,研究组之间的差异没有意义。结论和未来的工作:我们的结果表明Bronkotest痰色图不太可能成为初级保健中慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者自我管理的有用补充,但需要进一步的工作来证实这一点。资助:本摘要介绍了由国家卫生与保健研究所(NIHR)卫生技术评估项目资助的独立研究,奖励号为17/128/04。
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Graham Devereux, Seonaidh Cotton, Mintu Nath, Nicola McMeekin, Karen Campbell, Rekha Chaudhuri, Gourab Choudhury, Anthony De Soyza, Shona Fielding, Simon Gompertz, John Haughney, Amanda Lee, Graeme MacLennan, Alyn Morice, John Norrie, David Price, Philip Short, Jorgen Vestbo, Paul Walker, Jadwiga Wedzicha, Andrew Wilson, Olivia Wu, Brian Lipworth
Background: Observational studies of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using beta-blockers for cardiovascular disease indicate that beta-blocker use is associated with reduced risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. However, at the time this study was initiated, there had been no randomised controlled trials confirming or refuting this.
Objective(s): To determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of adding bisoprolol (maximal dose 5 mg once daily) to usual chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high risk of exacerbation.
Design: A multicentre, pragmatic, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Setting: Seventy-six United Kingdom primary and secondary care sites.
Participants: People aged ≥ 40 years with a diagnosis of at least moderately severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of at least two exacerbations in the previous year.
Interventions: Participants were randomised (1 : 1) to receive either bisoprolol or placebo for 1 year. During a 4- to 7-week titration period, the maximum tolerated dose was established (1.25 mg, 2.5 mg, 3.75 mg, 5 mg once daily).
Primary outcome: A number of participant-reported exacerbations during the 1-year treatment period.
Results: In total, 519 participants were recruited and randomised. Four post-randomisation exclusions left 259 in the bisoprolol group and 256 in the placebo group. Treatment groups were balanced at baseline: mean (standard deviation) age 68 (7.9) years; 53% men; mean (standard deviation) pack year smoking history 45 (25.2); mean (standard deviation) 3.5 (1.9) exacerbations in previous year. Primary outcome data were available for 99.8% of participants (bisoprolol 259, placebo 255). The mean (standard deviation) number of exacerbations was 2.03 (1.91) in the bisoprolol group and 2.01 (1.75) in the placebo group (adjusted incidence rate ratio 0.97, 95% confidence interval 0.84 to 1.13), p = 0.72. The number of participants with serious adverse events was similar between the two groups (bisoprolol 37, placebo 36). The total number of adverse reactions was also similar between the two groups. As expected, bisoprolol was associated with a higher proportion of vascular adverse reactions (e.g. hypotension, cold peripheries) than placebo, but was not associated with an excess of other adverse reactions, including those classified as respiratory. Adding bisoprolol resulted in a statistically insignificant trend towards higher costs (£636, 95% confidence interval £118 to £1391) and fewer quality-adjusted life-years (0.035, 95% confidence interval 0.059 to 0.010) compared to placebo.
Limitations: The study findings should be interpreted with caution as the
{"title":"Bisoprolol for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high risk of exacerbation: the BICS RCT.","authors":"Graham Devereux, Seonaidh Cotton, Mintu Nath, Nicola McMeekin, Karen Campbell, Rekha Chaudhuri, Gourab Choudhury, Anthony De Soyza, Shona Fielding, Simon Gompertz, John Haughney, Amanda Lee, Graeme MacLennan, Alyn Morice, John Norrie, David Price, Philip Short, Jorgen Vestbo, Paul Walker, Jadwiga Wedzicha, Andrew Wilson, Olivia Wu, Brian Lipworth","doi":"10.3310/TNDG8641","DOIUrl":"10.3310/TNDG8641","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Observational studies of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using beta-blockers for cardiovascular disease indicate that beta-blocker use is associated with reduced risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. However, at the time this study was initiated, there had been no randomised controlled trials confirming or refuting this.</p><p><strong>Objective(s): </strong>To determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of adding bisoprolol (maximal dose 5 mg once daily) to usual chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high risk of exacerbation.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A multicentre, pragmatic, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Seventy-six United Kingdom primary and secondary care sites.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>People aged ≥ 40 years with a diagnosis of at least moderately severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of at least two exacerbations in the previous year.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Participants were randomised (1 : 1) to receive either bisoprolol or placebo for 1 year. During a 4- to 7-week titration period, the maximum tolerated dose was established (1.25 mg, 2.5 mg, 3.75 mg, 5 mg once daily).</p><p><strong>Primary outcome: </strong>A number of participant-reported exacerbations during the 1-year treatment period.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 519 participants were recruited and randomised. Four post-randomisation exclusions left 259 in the bisoprolol group and 256 in the placebo group. Treatment groups were balanced at baseline: mean (standard deviation) age 68 (7.9) years; 53% men; mean (standard deviation) pack year smoking history 45 (25.2); mean (standard deviation) 3.5 (1.9) exacerbations in previous year. Primary outcome data were available for 99.8% of participants (bisoprolol 259, placebo 255). The mean (standard deviation) number of exacerbations was 2.03 (1.91) in the bisoprolol group and 2.01 (1.75) in the placebo group (adjusted incidence rate ratio 0.97, 95% confidence interval 0.84 to 1.13), <i>p</i> = 0.72. The number of participants with serious adverse events was similar between the two groups (bisoprolol 37, placebo 36). The total number of adverse reactions was also similar between the two groups. As expected, bisoprolol was associated with a higher proportion of vascular adverse reactions (e.g. hypotension, cold peripheries) than placebo, but was not associated with an excess of other adverse reactions, including those classified as respiratory. Adding bisoprolol resulted in a statistically insignificant trend towards higher costs (£636, 95% confidence interval £118 to £1391) and fewer quality-adjusted life-years (0.035, 95% confidence interval 0.059 to 0.010) compared to placebo.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>The study findings should be interpreted with caution as the ","PeriodicalId":12898,"journal":{"name":"Health technology assessment","volume":"29 17","pages":"1-97"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107607/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144093428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hamish McAllister-Williams, Nicola Goudie, Lumbini Azim, Victoria Bartle, Michael Berger, Chrissie Butcher, Thomas Chadwick, Emily Clare, Paul Courtney, Lyndsey Dixon, Nichola Duffelen, Tony Fouweather, William Gann, John Geddes, Sumeet Gupta, Beth Hall, Timea Helter, Paul Hindmarch, Eva-Maria Holstein, Ward Lawrence, Phil Mawson, Iain McKinnon, Adam Milne, Aisling Molloy, Abigail Moore, Richard Morriss, Anisha Nakulan, Judit Simon, Daniel Smith, Bryony Stokes-Crossley, Paul Stokes, Andrew Swain, Zoë Walmsley, Christopher Weetman, Allan H Young, Stuart Watson
<p><strong>Background: </strong>There are limited options currently recommended in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for the treatment of bipolar depression. Pramipexole has been shown to improve mood symptoms in two small pilot studies in such patients.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Primary: to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of pramipexole versus placebo alongside routine mood-stabilising medications over 12 weeks in patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression. Secondary: evaluate the impact of pramipexole on mood and anxiety, psychosocial function, cost-effectiveness, and safety and tolerability over 48 weeks.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of pramipexole versus placebo in addition to standard-of-care mood stabilisers. Clinicians, researchers and participants were blinded throughout the duration of the study. Pre-randomisation stage (to adjust antipsychotics or commence mood stabilisers where required) before randomisation. Weekly online assessments of mood and anxiety from randomisation to week 52, with psychosocial function, quality of life and healthcare resource utilisation assessments conducted at regular intervals.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Twenty-one National Health Service trusts and Health Boards across England and Scotland.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Patients aged 18 years and over with a diagnosis of treatment-resistant bipolar depression currently under secondary care mental health services. Aim to randomise 290 participants.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Pramipexole or matched placebo orally once daily, titrated from 0.25 mg to maximum of 2.5 mg (salt weight) depending on efficacy and tolerability.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Depression - Quick Inventory for Depressive Symptomology; anxiety - Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7-item scale; psychosocial functioning - Work and Social Adjustment Scale; hypomania/mania - Altman Self-rating Scale of Mania; tolerability - Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication; well-being and quality of life - EuroQol-5 Dimensions, five-level version, ICEpop CAPability measure for Adults and Oxford CAPabilities questionnaire-Mental Health tools.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-nine participants randomised (18 to pramipexole and 21 to placebo) with 36 providing data for the primary analysis. Pramipexole led to greater reductions in depressive symptoms at 12 weeks compared to placebo [4.4 (4.8) vs. 2.1 (5.1)]: a medium-sized (<i>d</i> = -0.72) but not statistically significant difference (95% confidence interval -0.4 to 6.3; <i>p</i> = 0.087). There were some statistically significant positive effects of pramipexole on secondary outcomes (reduction in depressive symptoms at 36 weeks, response and remission rates at trial exit, psychosocial function). Pramipexole was associated with an increased rate of hypomania/manic symptoms, but this appeared to be redu
{"title":"Pramipexole in addition to mood stabilisers for treatment-resistant bipolar depression: the PAX-BD randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial.","authors":"Hamish McAllister-Williams, Nicola Goudie, Lumbini Azim, Victoria Bartle, Michael Berger, Chrissie Butcher, Thomas Chadwick, Emily Clare, Paul Courtney, Lyndsey Dixon, Nichola Duffelen, Tony Fouweather, William Gann, John Geddes, Sumeet Gupta, Beth Hall, Timea Helter, Paul Hindmarch, Eva-Maria Holstein, Ward Lawrence, Phil Mawson, Iain McKinnon, Adam Milne, Aisling Molloy, Abigail Moore, Richard Morriss, Anisha Nakulan, Judit Simon, Daniel Smith, Bryony Stokes-Crossley, Paul Stokes, Andrew Swain, Zoë Walmsley, Christopher Weetman, Allan H Young, Stuart Watson","doi":"10.3310/HBFC1953","DOIUrl":"10.3310/HBFC1953","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There are limited options currently recommended in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for the treatment of bipolar depression. Pramipexole has been shown to improve mood symptoms in two small pilot studies in such patients.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Primary: to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of pramipexole versus placebo alongside routine mood-stabilising medications over 12 weeks in patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression. Secondary: evaluate the impact of pramipexole on mood and anxiety, psychosocial function, cost-effectiveness, and safety and tolerability over 48 weeks.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of pramipexole versus placebo in addition to standard-of-care mood stabilisers. Clinicians, researchers and participants were blinded throughout the duration of the study. Pre-randomisation stage (to adjust antipsychotics or commence mood stabilisers where required) before randomisation. Weekly online assessments of mood and anxiety from randomisation to week 52, with psychosocial function, quality of life and healthcare resource utilisation assessments conducted at regular intervals.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Twenty-one National Health Service trusts and Health Boards across England and Scotland.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Patients aged 18 years and over with a diagnosis of treatment-resistant bipolar depression currently under secondary care mental health services. Aim to randomise 290 participants.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Pramipexole or matched placebo orally once daily, titrated from 0.25 mg to maximum of 2.5 mg (salt weight) depending on efficacy and tolerability.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Depression - Quick Inventory for Depressive Symptomology; anxiety - Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7-item scale; psychosocial functioning - Work and Social Adjustment Scale; hypomania/mania - Altman Self-rating Scale of Mania; tolerability - Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication; well-being and quality of life - EuroQol-5 Dimensions, five-level version, ICEpop CAPability measure for Adults and Oxford CAPabilities questionnaire-Mental Health tools.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-nine participants randomised (18 to pramipexole and 21 to placebo) with 36 providing data for the primary analysis. Pramipexole led to greater reductions in depressive symptoms at 12 weeks compared to placebo [4.4 (4.8) vs. 2.1 (5.1)]: a medium-sized (<i>d</i> = -0.72) but not statistically significant difference (95% confidence interval -0.4 to 6.3; <i>p</i> = 0.087). There were some statistically significant positive effects of pramipexole on secondary outcomes (reduction in depressive symptoms at 36 weeks, response and remission rates at trial exit, psychosocial function). Pramipexole was associated with an increased rate of hypomania/manic symptoms, but this appeared to be redu","PeriodicalId":12898,"journal":{"name":"Health technology assessment","volume":"29 21","pages":"1-216"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12146921/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144198956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark Simmonds, Matthew Walton, Rob Hodgson, Alexis Llewellyn, Ruth Walker, Helen Fulbright, Laura Bojke, Lesley Stewart, Sofia Dias, Thomas Rush, John Lawrenson, Tunde Peto, David Steel
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of sight loss in people with diabetes, with a high risk of macular oedema, vitreous haemorrhage or other complications. Panretinal photocoagulation is the primary treatment for proliferative retinopathy. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs are used to treat various eye conditions and may be beneficial for people with proliferative or non-proliferative retinopathy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Anti-VEGF In Diabetes project sought to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of using anti-vascular endothelial growth factor to prevent retinopathy progression when compared to panretinal photocoagulation or no treatment. A systematic review with network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (alone or in combination with panretinal photocoagulation) to treat retinopathy was conducted. The database searches were updated in May 2023. Individual participant data from larger trials were sought. A systematic review of non-randomised studies was performed. Existing cost-effectiveness analyses were reviewed, and a new economic model was developed, informed by the individual participant data meta-analysis. The model also estimated the value of undertaking further research to resolve decision uncertainty.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The review found that anti-vascular endothelial growth factors produced a slight, and not clinically meaningful, benefit over panretinal photocoagulation in best corrected visual acuity, after 1 year of follow-up in people with proliferative retinopathy (mean difference of 4.5 ETDRS letters; 95% credible interval -0.7 to 8.2). There was no evidence of a difference in effectiveness among the different anti-vascular endothelial growth factors. The benefit of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor appears to decline over time. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy may be more effective in people with poorer initial visual acuity. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor had no impact on vision in people with non-proliferative retinopathy. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor reduces rates of macular oedema and vitreous haemorrhage and may slow down the progression of retinopathy. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factors were predicted to be more costly but similarly effective to panretinal photocoagulation, with a net health benefit of -0.214 quality-adjusted life-years at a £20,000 willingness-to-pay threshold. Only under very select conditions might anti-vascular endothelial growth factors have the potential for cost-effectiveness to treat proliferative retinopathy. There is potentially significant value in reducing uncertainty through further primary research.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor has no clinically meaningful benefit over panretinal photocoagulation for preserving visual acuity, but it may delay or prevent progression to
{"title":"Anti-VEGF drugs compared with laser photocoagulation for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review and economic analysis.","authors":"Mark Simmonds, Matthew Walton, Rob Hodgson, Alexis Llewellyn, Ruth Walker, Helen Fulbright, Laura Bojke, Lesley Stewart, Sofia Dias, Thomas Rush, John Lawrenson, Tunde Peto, David Steel","doi":"10.3310/KRWP1264","DOIUrl":"10.3310/KRWP1264","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of sight loss in people with diabetes, with a high risk of macular oedema, vitreous haemorrhage or other complications. Panretinal photocoagulation is the primary treatment for proliferative retinopathy. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs are used to treat various eye conditions and may be beneficial for people with proliferative or non-proliferative retinopathy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Anti-VEGF In Diabetes project sought to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of using anti-vascular endothelial growth factor to prevent retinopathy progression when compared to panretinal photocoagulation or no treatment. A systematic review with network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (alone or in combination with panretinal photocoagulation) to treat retinopathy was conducted. The database searches were updated in May 2023. Individual participant data from larger trials were sought. A systematic review of non-randomised studies was performed. Existing cost-effectiveness analyses were reviewed, and a new economic model was developed, informed by the individual participant data meta-analysis. The model also estimated the value of undertaking further research to resolve decision uncertainty.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The review found that anti-vascular endothelial growth factors produced a slight, and not clinically meaningful, benefit over panretinal photocoagulation in best corrected visual acuity, after 1 year of follow-up in people with proliferative retinopathy (mean difference of 4.5 ETDRS letters; 95% credible interval -0.7 to 8.2). There was no evidence of a difference in effectiveness among the different anti-vascular endothelial growth factors. The benefit of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor appears to decline over time. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy may be more effective in people with poorer initial visual acuity. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor had no impact on vision in people with non-proliferative retinopathy. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor reduces rates of macular oedema and vitreous haemorrhage and may slow down the progression of retinopathy. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factors were predicted to be more costly but similarly effective to panretinal photocoagulation, with a net health benefit of -0.214 quality-adjusted life-years at a £20,000 willingness-to-pay threshold. Only under very select conditions might anti-vascular endothelial growth factors have the potential for cost-effectiveness to treat proliferative retinopathy. There is potentially significant value in reducing uncertainty through further primary research.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor has no clinically meaningful benefit over panretinal photocoagulation for preserving visual acuity, but it may delay or prevent progression to","PeriodicalId":12898,"journal":{"name":"Health technology assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12278032/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144019679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}