chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: COPD patient group ( those who meet all the following criteria) 1. Patients diagnosed with COPD with 45 years of age or older (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, 2019 report) 2. Patients who visited Shinshu University Hospital for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment of COPD 3. Patients who obtained informed consent for this study 4. Include asthma-COPD overlap syndrome 5. Patients who can go to the hospital once a month (every 4 weeks)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who suffered from exacerbation or respiratory infection within 3 months from the time of obtaining consent 2. Patients who have difficulty in walking or filling in questionnaires due to the effects of motor function or cognitive function 3. Patients who have complications such as severe heart failure 4. Other patients who the research director judged inappropriate as a subject
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is defined as decrease in IC from rest by metronome-paced incremental hyperventilation (MPIH), which is an index of DLH. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Shinshu University Graduate school of medicine science and technology