A systematic review of methods of citric acid cough reflex testing

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INTRODUCTION: This systematic review summarises and appraises methods of citric acid cough reflex testing (CRT) documented in published literature.

METHODS: Electronic databases, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Scopus were searched up to and including 11th February 2018. Studies reporting a method of citric acid CRT, published in peer-reviewed journals in English or Spanish, were assessed for the inclusion criteria. Of the selected studies, information on the instrumentation and CRT protocol was extracted.

RESULTS: A total of 129 studies were included. Instrumentation and protocols differed widely across studies. Reporting of methods of citric acid CRT was sub-standard, with many crucial methodological components omitted from published manuscripts, preventing their full replication.

CONCLUSIONS: Considerable methodological variability exists for citric acid CRT in published literature. The findings suggest that caution is warranted in comparing citric acid cough thresholds across studies. Full replication of previously published methods of citric acid CRT is limited due to crucial elements of the citric acid CRT protocol being omitted from published manuscripts. These findings have implications on the use of citric acid CRT in clinical and pharmaceutical studies to evaluate the effects of antitussive medications and cough therapies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics - 58(2019) vom: 01. Okt., Seite 101827

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wallace, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Guiu Hernandez, Esther [VerfasserIn]
Ang, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Hiew, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Macrae, Phoebe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2968PHW8QP
Citric Acid
Citric acid
Cough
Cough reflex test
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 31.07.2020

Date Revised 31.07.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.pupt.2019.101827

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NLM299390705