TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimal protocol selection for cardiopulmonary exercise testing in severe COPD
AU - Benzo, Roberto P.
AU - Paramesh, Sriram
AU - Patel, Sanjay A.
AU - Slivka, William A.
AU - Sciurba, Frank C.
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Benzo is supported by grant No. 5k23CA106544 from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Sciurba is supported by grant No. 1P50HL084948-0 from the National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Background: The current recommendations of 8 to 12 min for the optimal targeted duration of symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to attain maximal oxygen consumption are based on results from healthy individuals and may not be applicable to patients with severe COPD. We aimed to determine the optimal duration for a CPET to attain the peak oxygen consumption (V̇O2peak) in a group of patients with severe COPD using different carefully conducted workload protocols. Methods: We studied 11 subjects with severe COPD (mean FEV1, 32% predicted; 95% confidence interval [CI], 27 to 38% predicted). They completed four incremental, symptom-limited exercise tests on a cycle ergometer using four protocols (4, 8, and 16 W/min continuous ramp protocols, and 8 W/min step protocol) using a randomized double-blind design. Results: The mean duration of these 44 tests was 6.3 min (95% CI, 5.0 to 9.0 min). The duration of the exercise tests differed significantly for the protocols used, as follows: 16-W ramp protocol, 4.0 min (95% CI, 3.0 to 5.1 min); 8-W ramp protocol, 6.6 min (95% CI, 5.0 to 9.0 min); 8-W step protocol, 6.0 min (95% CI, 4.0 to 8.0 min); and 4-W ramp protocol, 8.7 min (95% CI, 4.4 to 13.0 min; p < 0.001). The maximal workload significantly increased as the ramp slope increased from 4 to 8 to 16 W/min (maximal workload, 35.6 vs 50.7 vs 64.3 W, respectively; p < 0.001). Maximal minute ventilation, heart rate, Borg ratings, and V̇O2 peak were not different among the four protocols. No differences were found between the ramp and step protocols. Conclusions: In patients with severe COPD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stages III-IV), a targeted duration of 5 to 9 min for a CPET appears to be more appropriate than the 8 to 12 min proposed in the current guidelines. Maximal workload, in contrast to V̇O 2peak, is highly dependent on the ramp incrementation rate.
AB - Background: The current recommendations of 8 to 12 min for the optimal targeted duration of symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to attain maximal oxygen consumption are based on results from healthy individuals and may not be applicable to patients with severe COPD. We aimed to determine the optimal duration for a CPET to attain the peak oxygen consumption (V̇O2peak) in a group of patients with severe COPD using different carefully conducted workload protocols. Methods: We studied 11 subjects with severe COPD (mean FEV1, 32% predicted; 95% confidence interval [CI], 27 to 38% predicted). They completed four incremental, symptom-limited exercise tests on a cycle ergometer using four protocols (4, 8, and 16 W/min continuous ramp protocols, and 8 W/min step protocol) using a randomized double-blind design. Results: The mean duration of these 44 tests was 6.3 min (95% CI, 5.0 to 9.0 min). The duration of the exercise tests differed significantly for the protocols used, as follows: 16-W ramp protocol, 4.0 min (95% CI, 3.0 to 5.1 min); 8-W ramp protocol, 6.6 min (95% CI, 5.0 to 9.0 min); 8-W step protocol, 6.0 min (95% CI, 4.0 to 8.0 min); and 4-W ramp protocol, 8.7 min (95% CI, 4.4 to 13.0 min; p < 0.001). The maximal workload significantly increased as the ramp slope increased from 4 to 8 to 16 W/min (maximal workload, 35.6 vs 50.7 vs 64.3 W, respectively; p < 0.001). Maximal minute ventilation, heart rate, Borg ratings, and V̇O2 peak were not different among the four protocols. No differences were found between the ramp and step protocols. Conclusions: In patients with severe COPD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stages III-IV), a targeted duration of 5 to 9 min for a CPET appears to be more appropriate than the 8 to 12 min proposed in the current guidelines. Maximal workload, in contrast to V̇O 2peak, is highly dependent on the ramp incrementation rate.
KW - COPD
KW - Emphysema
KW - Exercise test
KW - Health outcomes
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U2 - 10.1378/chest.07-0732
DO - 10.1378/chest.07-0732
M3 - Article
C2 - 17925427
AN - SCOPUS:36348965837
SN - 0012-3692
VL - 132
SP - 1500
EP - 1505
JO - Chest
JF - Chest
IS - 5
ER -