COPD
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients from whom written consent to participate in this study has been obtained. 2)Patients >= 40 years old 3)Patients with the rate of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1/FVC) less than 70% after inhalation of a bronchodilator within the past year or at the time of registration 4)Patients who fulfill one of the following criteria: [1]Smoking history (>=10 pack-years) or equivalent air pollution exposurea at the time of registration [2]Presence of low absorption region showing emphysematous change on chest CTb, [3]Lung diffusion impairment (%DLco <80%, DLco/VA <80%) 5)Outpatients assessed as being able to visit the study site at least once a year
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients who participated in an intervention study such as a clinical trial within the last 8 weeks 2)Patients who is not appropriate for joining this study, judged by the investigators, due to the reasons such as they cannot comply with the procedures, restrictions and requirements of this study 3)Patients who experienced exacerbation of COPD or asthma within the last 8 weeks 4)Patients who have following diseases which cannot be distinguished from COPD or asthma at the time of obtaining consent: Diffuse panoramic bronchitis, congenital sinus bronchial syndrome, obstructive panbronchitis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumoconiosis, lymphangiomyomatosis, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, vocal fold dysfunction, intratracheal tumor, tracheal softening, bronchial tuberculosis, pulmonary thromboembolism, congestive heart failure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for ACO at the time of registration, 1 year later, and 2 years later | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
AstraZeneca.KK. Medical