Health Condition 1: null- COPD patients diagnosed on spirometry
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: a single point intensive education and treatment intervention for COPD patients on standard therapy: the effect of standard therapy with or without intensive single point education and
Sponsors
Department of Science and Technology Govt of West Bengal
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ï?§ 40-75 years of age. ï?§ either sex. ï?§ capable of performing PFT.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not willing for consent to undergo the programme. H/O Exacerbation in last 6 weeks. Reluctance to adhere to or complete the programme. Physical limitations i.e. poor eyesight, speech, mobility, and hearing impairment Significant co-morbidities namely, ischaemic heart disease, pulmonary hypertension obvious from history and chest x-ray, exersional desaturation, acute cor-pulmonale, chronic and significant hepatic dysfunction,metastatic cancer, renal failure or psychiatric illness etc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quality of life in terms of CAT (COPD assessment test) scoreTimepoint: six weeks following the intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| noneTimepoint: not applicable | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactParthasarathi Bhattacharyya
Institute of Pulmocare and Research
Outcome results
None listed