| Literature DB >> 28992174 |
Dinesh Khanna1, James Seibold2, Jonathan Goldin3, Donald P Tashkin4, Daniel E Furst5, Athol Wells6.
Abstract
Interstitial lung disease causes major morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD). Large randomized clinical trials in SSc-ILD have provided important information regarding the feasibility, reliability and validity of outcome measures. Forced vital capacity percentage predicted should be considered as a primary outcome measure, with inclusion of appropriate radiological and patient-reported measures. We provide practical recommendations for trial design in SSc-ILD.Entities:
Keywords: interstitial lung disease clinical trials; lung disease; scleroderma
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28992174 PMCID: PMC5850349 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex203
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheumatology (Oxford) ISSN: 1462-0324 Impact factor: 7.580