Dyspnoea-referenced minimal clinically important difference in the resting inspiratory capacity response to short-acting bronchodilators in COPD patients
IC changes after SABD administration at rest are more closely associated with dyspnoea relief than FEV<sub>1</sub> changes. An IC increase of 0.150 L may serve as a practical benchmark in future large-scale studies aiming at evaluation of the practical utility of IC changes in clinical practice, e.g. to inform therapeutic strategies, such as guiding the use of rescue SABD.
Authors
- Straus Christian
- F. Blanc
- Nicolas Verger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8862-0612)
- Hajage David
- Pierantonio Laveneziana
- Thomas Similowski
- Clara Bianquis
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (FR)
- Institut Pierre Louis d‘Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (FR)
- Institut du Thorax (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pulmonology
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2025.2611184
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 36.44