Sonographically detected diaphragmatic mobility in COPD patients in relation to their GOLD Stadium compared to healthy controls

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00007630

Enrollment

Registered

2015-01-07

Start date

2012-11-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

J44

Interventions

Group 1: 80 participants - 20 healthy persons and 60 COPD patients – 3 groups each with 20 patients with COPD GOLD II, III and IV – were investigated. We measured the movement of the lung silhouette o

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: no exacerbation of COPD within the last 4 weeks; BMI < 30

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age 80 years; other pulmonary diseases than COPD

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
measuring sonographically the up- and downward movement of the lung silhouette on both hemidiaphragms	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndreas Bastian

Marienkrankenhaus

a.bastian@marienkrankenhaus-kassel.de0561 8073 1212

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026