chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Department of Respiratory Medicine, TohokuUniversityGraduateSchoolof Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: COPD patients diagnosed by spirometry and healthy volunteers
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients and healthy volunteers who deny participating in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluate the expression of GDF11 in COPD patients, and investigate the association with levels of plasma GDF11 with physical activity, exercise capacity and systemic inflammatory markers in patients with COPD. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTomohiro Ichikawa
Tohoku University Graduate Schoolof Medicine Department of Respiratory Medicine
Outcome results
None listed