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SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2005

Nutritional supplementation for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

I M Ferreira, D Brooks, Y Lacasse, R S Goldstein, J White

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Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

I M FerreiraSt Catherines, Ontario, 76 Roehampton Avenue, Canada, L2M 7W5. ivoneferreira@hotmail.com
D Brooks
Y Lacasse
R S Goldstein
J White

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLow body weight in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an impaired pulmonary status, reduced diaphragmatic mass, lower exercise capacity and higher mortality rate when compared to adequately nourished individuals with this disease. Nutritional support may therefore be a useful part of their comprehensive care.

objectivesTo conduct a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to clarify whether nutritional supplementation (caloric supplementation for at least 2 weeks) improved anthropometric measures, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength and functional exercise capacity in patients with stable COPD. SEARCH STRATEGY: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were identified from the Cochrane Airways Group register of RCTs, a hand-search of abstracts presented at international meetings and consultation with experts. Searches are current as of March 2004. SELECTION CRITERIA: Two reviewers independently selected trials for inclusion, assessed quality and extracted the data. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Within each trial and for each outcome, we calculated an effect size. The effect sizes were then pooled by a random-effects model. Homogeneity among the effect sizes was also tested. MAIN

resultsEleven studies recruiting 352 participants met the inclusion criteria. Eight papers were considered as high quality. Two studies were double-blinded. For each of the outcomes studied, the effect of nutritional support was small: the 95% confidence intervals around the pooled effect sizes all included zero. The effect of nutritional support was homogeneous across studies. AUTHORS'

conclusionsNutritional support had no significant effect on anthropometric measures, lung function or exercise capacity in patients with stable COPD.

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Enteral NutritionParenteral NutritionHumansLung Diseases, ObstructiveNutrition DisordersRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSkinfold Thickness

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PMID15846608

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