Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Conditions
Keywords
Questionnaire, COPD, Shortness of Breath
Brief summary
This study will last for approximately 8 weeks and will involve 4 visits. The study is being carried out to validate a shortness of breath questionnaire
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of COPD
Exclusion criteria
* Women who are pregnant or lactating. * Subjects with a primary diagnosis of asthma. (Subjects with a prior history of asthma are eligible if COPD is currently their primary diagnosis) * Has a respiratory disorder other than COPD (e.g., bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis, active tuberculosis, lung fibrosis), including subjects with a diagnosis of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. * Subjects with lung volume reduction surgery or lung transplant within the previous 12 months. * Chest X-ray (posterior-anterior) or CT scan reveals evidence of clinically significant abnormalities not believed to be due to the presence of COPD. A chest X-ray must be taken if the subject has not had one within 12 months of the Screening Visit. * Subjects with clinically significant cardiovascular (including clinically significant ECG abnormalities, CHF), neurological, psychiatric, renal, immunological, endocrine(including uncontrolled diabetes or thyroid disease) or hematological abnormalities that is uncontrolled. * Subjects with carcinoma that has not been in complete remission for at least 5 years. Carcinoma in situ of the cervix, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and basal cell carcinoma would not be considered
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The objective of this study is the validation of the Shortness of Breath Questionnaire in subjects with COPD | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| spirometry (FEV1, FVC, IC) | — |
| diary card data | — |
| Health Outcomes (Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire - SAS, Clinical Global Impression of Dyspnea Severity, Patient Global Assessment of Change Question, Clinical Global Impression of Change Question | — |