Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Sponsors
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 40 to 85 years, both men and women; 2. A diagnosis of mild to moderate COPD which defined by the GOLD Guidelines as post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC = 50% predicted value; 3. Stable COPD before screening, that is, no acute exacerbation at least 4 weeks prior to trial entry and no hospitalization for exacerbation in the past 3 months; 4. TCM syndrome differentiation is Qi deficiency syndrome or Qi deficiency is the main syndrome; 5. patients signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Had a history of asthma, bronchiectasis, lung cancer, active pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonectomy; 2. Experienced frequent acute exacerbations (>=3 times) of COPD in the past year; 3. Had a blood eosinophil count >= 300/µL; 4. Frequent oral or intravenous corticosteroids (prednisone >10 mg/day); 5. TCM syndrome differentiation is excess syndrome and heat Syndrome; 6. Those who are not willing to accept the observation measures or can not cooperate because of mental illness; 7. Those who cannot complete the lung function test; 8. Those who took herbal medicines for strengthening the spleen and benefiting the lungs two weeks before the trial, or those who had undergone lung rehabilitation within three months, or planned to undergo lung rehabilitation during the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lung function; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CAT;SGRQ;6-MWT;BODE index;mMRC;Frequency of COPD acute exacerbation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYuanbin Chen
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed