• Chest · Oct 2014

    Clinical Trial

    Increased Day-To-Day Variability of Forced Oscillatory Resistance in Poorly Controlled or Persistent Paediatric Asthma.

    • Hiran Selvadurai, Paul D Robinson, Gregory G King, and Peter Van Asperen.
    • Chest. 2014 Oct 1;146(4):974-81.

    BackgroundPediatric asthma lacks sensitive objective measures for asthma monitoring. The forced oscillation technique (FOT) offers strong feasibility across the pediatric age range, but relationships between FOT parameter day-to-day variability and pediatric asthma severity and control are unknown.MethodsDay-to-day variability in FOT respiratory system resistance (Rrs) and respiratory system reactance (Xrs) compared with peak expiratory flow (PEF) were defined in 22 children with asthma (mean ± SD age, 10.4 ± 1.1 years) during a 5-day asthma camp. FOT was performed at 6 Hz in triplicate on each test occasion. Relationships between day-to-day FOT variability (expressed as within-subject SD [SDW] and asthma control and severity (defined according to GINA [Global Initiative for Asthma] recommendations) were explored. For comparison, normal baseline FOT values and variability, measured on two occasions, were defined in a separate cohort of 38 healthy children (age, 9.5 ± 1.0 years).ResultsDay-to-day Rrs variability was greater in persistent (n = 16) vs intermittent (n = 6) asthma (mean SDW, 0.69 cm H2O/L/s vs 0.39 cm H2O/L/s; P ≤ .01). Day-to-day Rrs variability was increased in uncontrolled (n = 13) vs partly controlled asthma (n = 9) (mean SDW, 0.75 cm H2O/L/s vs 0.42 cm H2O/L/s; P ≤ .05). PEF variability did not differentiate the groups. Day-to-day variability of Rrs and Xrs but not baseline values were increased in children with asthma vs control children (Rrs mean SDW, 0.61 cm H2O/L/s vs 0.33 cm H2O/L/s [P ≤ .05]; Xrs mean SDW, 0.24 cm H2O/L/s vs 0.15 cm H2O/L/s [P ≤ .05]).ConclusionsIncreased day-to-day FOT variability exists in school-aged children with asthma. Day-to-day Rrs variability was associated with asthma severity and asthma control. FOT may be a useful objective monitoring tool in pediatric asthma and warrants further study.Trial RegistryAustralian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry; No.: ACTRN12614000885695; URL: www.anzctr.org.au.

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