chronic obsetuctive pulmonary disease(COPD)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Clinically stable patients with moderate to severe COPD,who are 60 years of age or older and have smoking history or current smokers and stop smoking at the time of giving the consent to this study.. They all provide written, informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: (1) Coexistence of other major pulmonary diseases such as asthma, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis, and pulmonary cancer diagnosed by imaging modalities and/or laboratory findings. Asthma is excluded based on clinical history and/or laboratory findings, including levels of IgE and/or eosinophils in blood and/or sputum, but not based on reversibility of airflow limitation. (2)patients with cancers (3)patients with other serious complocations (4) Those who are considered as inappropriate subjects for any reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General assessment of COPD status including pulmonary function, activities of daily livings, and dyspnea and its predictive value for acute exacerbation | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hitachinaka Medical Education and Research Center, The University of Tsukuba Department of Pulmonary Medicine