A Descriptive Study to Explore Certain Characteristics of Patients at Risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in a Primary Care Setting

A Descriptive Study to Explore Certain Characteristics of Patients at Risk for COPD in a Primary Care Setting

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01013922

Enrollment

309

Registered

2009-11-16

Start date

2009-10-31

Completion date

2010-03-31

Last updated

2010-11-19

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Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Keywords

COPD, COPD-6, Spirometry, VC, FEV, FEV1

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to explore if certain characteristics, easily detected within a regular primary care setting, may indicate that a patient at risk for COPD (45 ≤ age ≤ 80 years and a smoking history of ≥ 15 pack years) is prone to have a diagnosis of COPD according to Medical Products Agency guidelines.

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

45 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with a history of smoking one pack of cigarettes per day for 15 years or more

Exclusion criteria

* Known Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease * Known severe cardiovascular disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The patients will test their lung function with a COPD-6 screener for COPD and compare with regular spirometry. Medical records will be checked for health care contacts with respiratory diagnosis during the last 24 months prior to the study visit.	There will only be one visit in the study

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results