Pulmonary Embolism in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01318174

Enrollment

Registered

2011-03-18

Start date

2011-04-30

Completion date

2013-04-30

Last updated

2014-07-08

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Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Embolism

Keywords

Pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in our population of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients admitted to hospital with dyspnea. The patients will undergo investigation for pulmonary embolism, according to current guidelines.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* known or suspected COPD * COPD-exacerbation

Exclusion criteria

* other causes of dyspnea * unable to perform CT pulmonary angio (contrast allergy, pregnancy) * already included in the study (each patient included only once) * use of anticoagulants

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of pulmonary embolism in exacerbations of COPD	one year

Countries

Norway

Outcome results