Effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor in unexplained chronic cough.

Current guidelines recommend that patients with unexplained chronic cough undergo empirical proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment, but scientific evidence for this treatment is lacking. We investigated the effectiveness and appropriate dose of PPI therapy in chronic cough.We included 27 patients wit...

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Main Authors: Hye Jung Park, Yoo Mi Park, Jie-Hyun Kim, Hye Sun Lee, Hyung Jung Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Min Kwang Byun
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5634560?pdf=render
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author Hye Jung Park
Yoo Mi Park
Jie-Hyun Kim
Hye Sun Lee
Hyung Jung Kim
Chul Min Ahn
Min Kwang Byun
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Yoo Mi Park
Jie-Hyun Kim
Hye Sun Lee
Hyung Jung Kim
Chul Min Ahn
Min Kwang Byun
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description Current guidelines recommend that patients with unexplained chronic cough undergo empirical proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment, but scientific evidence for this treatment is lacking. We investigated the effectiveness and appropriate dose of PPI therapy in chronic cough.We included 27 patients with unexplained chronic cough after excluding subjects with positive response to postnasal drip medication. Subjects were randomized to a placebo, standard, and high dose of PPI groups with blinding. The drug or placebo was administered orally for 8 weeks, and the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) score and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores were collected.The LCQ score in the PPI group significantly improved from 0 weeks (11.4 ± 1.4) to 4 weeks (14.8 ± 1.4) and to 8 weeks (17.1 ± 1.4), whereas that in the placebo group did not improve from 0 weeks (13.7 ± 1.1) to 8 weeks (11.8 ± 1.4); the difference between the 2 groups was significant (P < 0.001). In subgroup analysis according to reflux, significant improvements in the LCQ score were observed in the PPI group regardless of reflux (P < 0.001 in the reflux group and P < 0.001 in the no reflux group, respectively; P = 0.188 between the 2 groups). In addition, improvements in LCQ and VAS scores between the standard- and high-dose PPI groups were not significantly different; however, adverse reactions were induced by only the high dose (16.7%).The results of this pilot study support the empirical use of the standard dose of PPI for 8 weeks in patients suffering from unexplained chronic cough regardless of whether reflux is present.ClinicalTrial.gov NCT01888549 www.clinicaltrials.gov; cris.nih.go.kr KCT0000543 cris.nih.go.kr/.
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spelling doaj.art-a8f0f0b3a3bd4491a288ea953309b5c72022-12-21T22:37:39ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-011210e018539710.1371/journal.pone.0185397Effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor in unexplained chronic cough.Hye Jung ParkYoo Mi ParkJie-Hyun KimHye Sun LeeHyung Jung KimChul Min AhnMin Kwang ByunCurrent guidelines recommend that patients with unexplained chronic cough undergo empirical proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment, but scientific evidence for this treatment is lacking. We investigated the effectiveness and appropriate dose of PPI therapy in chronic cough.We included 27 patients with unexplained chronic cough after excluding subjects with positive response to postnasal drip medication. Subjects were randomized to a placebo, standard, and high dose of PPI groups with blinding. The drug or placebo was administered orally for 8 weeks, and the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) score and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores were collected.The LCQ score in the PPI group significantly improved from 0 weeks (11.4 ± 1.4) to 4 weeks (14.8 ± 1.4) and to 8 weeks (17.1 ± 1.4), whereas that in the placebo group did not improve from 0 weeks (13.7 ± 1.1) to 8 weeks (11.8 ± 1.4); the difference between the 2 groups was significant (P < 0.001). In subgroup analysis according to reflux, significant improvements in the LCQ score were observed in the PPI group regardless of reflux (P < 0.001 in the reflux group and P < 0.001 in the no reflux group, respectively; P = 0.188 between the 2 groups). In addition, improvements in LCQ and VAS scores between the standard- and high-dose PPI groups were not significantly different; however, adverse reactions were induced by only the high dose (16.7%).The results of this pilot study support the empirical use of the standard dose of PPI for 8 weeks in patients suffering from unexplained chronic cough regardless of whether reflux is present.ClinicalTrial.gov NCT01888549 www.clinicaltrials.gov; cris.nih.go.kr KCT0000543 cris.nih.go.kr/.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5634560?pdf=render
spellingShingle Hye Jung Park
Yoo Mi Park
Jie-Hyun Kim
Hye Sun Lee
Hyung Jung Kim
Chul Min Ahn
Min Kwang Byun
Effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor in unexplained chronic cough.
PLoS ONE
title Effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor in unexplained chronic cough.
title_full Effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor in unexplained chronic cough.
title_fullStr Effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor in unexplained chronic cough.
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor in unexplained chronic cough.
title_short Effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor in unexplained chronic cough.
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