None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study over a 2 year period will aim to identify viruses during COPD attacks and try to understand whether they also damage the airway in the process. This is done by assessing lung function, nasal and sputum samples both when well and during an exacerbation.
Interventions
NIL
Sponsors
A/Professor Peter Holmes
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
COPD diagnosisFEV1 < 70% predictedReversibility following SABA on predicted FEV1of <10% and/or 200mls.
Exclusion criteria
Inability to tolerate any study procedures.Inability to attend clinic and fill out daily diary.
Outcome results
None listed