Effect of zephyr endobronchial valves on dyspnea, activity levels, and quality of life at one year: Results from a randomized clinical trial

Mark T. Dransfield, Justin L. Garner, Surya P. Bhatt, Dirk Jan Slebos, Karin Klooster, Frank C. Sciurba, Pallav L. Shah, Nathaniel T. Marchetti, Richard D. Sue, Shawn Wright, Hiram Rivas-Perez, Tanya A. Wiese, Momen M. Wahidi, Hugo Goulart de Oliveira, Brian Armstrong, Sri Radhakrishnan, Narinder S. Shargill, Gerard J. Criner, Lewis Katz, Gerard J. CrinerFrancis Cordova, Parag Desai, Nathaniel Marchetti, Victor Kim, Kartik Shenoy, John Travaline, Jiji Thomas, Lii Yoong H. Criner, Richard Sue, Shawn Wright, Aaron Thornburg, Terry Thomas, Mark Dransfield, Surya Bhatt, James Michael Wells, Necole Seabron-Harris, Hiram Rivas-Perez, Umair Gauhar, Tanya A. Wiese, Crissie Despirito, Jessica Bon Field, Divay Chandra, Joseph Leader, Roy Semaan, Christina Ledezma, Pallav Shah, Samuel Kemp, Justin Garner, Arafa Aboelhassan, Karthi Srikanthan, Eric Tenda, Anita Abraham, Cai Sim, Momen Wahidi, Kamran Mahmood, Scott Shofer, Kathleen Coles, Hugo Goulart de Oliveira, Guilherme Augusto Oliveira, Betina Machado, Igor Benedetto, Fabio Svartman, Amarilio de Macedo Neto, Leonardo Schreiner, Taiane Vieira, Brian Morrissey, Ken Yoneda, Tina Tham, Daniel Tompkins, Paulo F. Guerreiro Cardoso, Rodrigo Athanazio, Felipe Nominando, Samia Rached, Luciana Cassimiro, Steven Hays, Eric Seeley, Pavan Shrestha, Gabriela R. Dincheva, Adnan Majid, Daniel Alape-Moya, Mihir Parikh, Alichia Paton, Alexis Agnew, Nicholas Pastis, Charlie Strange, Tatsiana Beiko, Danielle Woodford, Mary Blanton, Lisa Kopas, Timothy Connolly, Jose Fernando Santacruz, Bhavin Shah, Mark Vollenweider, Luis Herrera, Rumi Khan, Kristine Sernulka, P. Michael McFadden, Richard Barbers, Michelle Hernandez, Michael Machuzak, Francisco Almeida, Joseph Cicenia, Thomas Gildea, Atul Mehta, Sonali Sethi, Yvonne Meli, David Hsia, Richard Casaburi, William Stringer, Leticia Diaz, Arthur Sung, Meghan Ramsey, Ryan van Wert, Karen Morris, Nabil Jarad, Tim Batchelor, Iara Sequeiros, Katy Tucker, Malgorzata Kornaszweska, Hazem Fallouh, Ramsey Sabit, Hatam Naase, Joseph George, Azin Salimian, Helen Dyer, Stephen Hazelrigg, Kristal Adams, Karen Bade, Ganesh Krishna, Bryan S. Benn, Michelle Canfield, Sharmila Vetri Villalan, Travis Stewart, Dirk Jan Slebos, Nick Ten Hacken, Karin Klooster, Jorine Hartman, Sonja Augustijn

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Abstract

Rationale: Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with Zephyr Valves improves lung function, exercise tolerance, and quality of life of patients with hyperinflated emphysema and little to no collateral ventilation. Objectives: Post hoc analysis of patient-reported outcomes (PROs), including multidimensional measures of dyspnea, activity, and quality of life, in the LIBERATE (Lung Function Improvement after Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction with Pulmonx Endobronchial Valves used in Treatment of Emphysema) study are reported. Methods: A total of 190 patients with severe heterogeneous emphysema and little to no collateral ventilation in the target lobe were randomized 2:1 to the Zephyr Valve or standard of care. Changes in PROs at 12 months in the two groups were compared: dyspnea with the Transitional Dyspnea Index (TDI), focal score; the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test (CAT; breathlessness on hill/stairs); Borg; the EXAcerbations of Chronic pulmonary disease Tool-PRO, dyspnea domain; activity with the TDI, magnitude of task/effort/functional impairment, CAT (limited activities), and the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), activity domain; and psychosocial status with the SGRQ, impacts domain, and CAT (confidence and energy). Results: At 12 months, patients using the Zephyr Valve achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in the SGRQ; CAT; and the TDI, focal score, compared with standard of care. Improvements in the SGRQ were driven by the impacts and activity domains ( P  < 0.05 and P  < 0.001, respectively). Reduction in CAT was through improvements in breathlessness ( P  < 0.05), energy level ( P  < 0.05), activities ( P  < 0.001), and increased confidence when leaving home ( P  < 0.05). The TDI measures of effort, task, and functional impairment were uniformly improved ( P  < 0.001). The EXAcerbations of Chronic Pulmonary Disease Tool (EXACT)-PRO, dyspnea domain, was significantly improved in the Zephyr Valve group. Improvements correlated with changes in residual volume and residual volume/TLC ratio. Conclusions: Patients with severe hyperinflated emphysema achieving lung volume reductions with Zephyr Valves experience improvements in multidimensional scores for breathlessness, activity, and psychosocial parameters out to at least 12 months.Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01796392).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)829-838
Number of pages10
JournalAnnals of the American Thoracic Society
Volume17
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020

Keywords

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Interventional bronchoscopy
  • Patient-reported outcomes
  • Severe emphysema
  • Zephyr Valve

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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