chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hitachinaka General Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Clinically stable patients with moderate to severe COPD,who are 40 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 |
|---|---|
| swallowing function, swallowing reflex, pooling finding in VF examination, time of swallowing completion, aspiration frequency | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| analysis of aspiration, acute exacerbation frequency, prognosis, eating ability, nutriotion state | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShinji Teramoto
Hitachinaka General Hospital Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Outcome results
None listed