An update on measurement and monitoring of cough: what are the important study endpoints?

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Spinou, A. and Birring, Surinder S. 2014. An update on measurement and monitoring of cough: what are the important study endpoints? The Journal of Thoracic Disease. 6 (S7), pp. S728-S734. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.10.08
AuthorsSpinou, A. and Birring, Surinder S.
Abstract

Considerable progress has been achieved in the development of tools that assess cough. The visual analogue scale (VAS) for cough severity is widely used in clinical practice because it’s simple and practical. The Leicester cough questionnaire (LCQ) and the cough-specific quality of life questionnaire (CQLQ) are the most widely used health status questionnaires for adults with chronic cough. They are well validated for assessing the impact of cough. Cough can be assessed objectively with challenge tests that measure the sensitivity of the cough reflex. Cough challenge tests are better used to determine the mechanism of action of therapy, rather than efficacy. Cough frequency monitoring, the preferred tool to objectively assess cough, is increasingly being used as primary end-points in clinical trials. The most widely used cough monitors are the Leicester cough monitor (LCM) and VitaloJak. They are ambulatory devices that consist of a microphone and recording device. Cough frequency monitors do not reflect the intensity or the impact of cough; hence their relationship with subjective measures of cough is weak. Cough should therefore be assessed with a combination of subjective and objective tools. There is a paucity of studies that have investigated the minimal important difference of cough frequency monitors, rendering further investigations needed.

JournalThe Journal of Thoracic Disease
Journal citation6 (S7), pp. S728-S734
ISSN2072-1439
Year2014
PublisherPioneer Bioscience Publishing Company
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.10.08
Web address (URL)https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.10.08
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Deposited23 Feb 2018
Accepted15 Oct 2014
Accepted15 Oct 2014
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