chronic obstructive lung disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * COPD according to the GOLD criteria (post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Serious active disease that needs medical treatment (infection, carcinoma, myocard infarction) * Participation in another study * COPD exacerbation/ exacerbation treatment within 2 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Daily physical activity (as measured by using pedometers and accelerometers and a questionnaire). - Physical predictors (as assessed by lung function (spirometry and body box), muscle performance test, symptom limited bicycle-ergometer test, six-minute-walking-test and the Bode-index). - Psychosocial predictors (as assessed by a large panel of self-administrated questionnaires and a semi-structured in-depth interview). - Health related quality of life (as assessed by two disease specific questionnaires and a generic questionnaire). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| n.a. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed