Correlation Between Hand Grip Strength and Peak Inspiratory Flow Rate in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20210320002

Enrollment

Registered

2021-03-20

Start date

2021-01-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

COPD COPD

Interventions

All COPD patients aged 40 years or more and confirmed diagnosis by spirometry

Diagnostic

COPD patients

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: COPD patients aged 40 years or more

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of COPD exacerbation within 3 months, 2. Systemic steroid treatment within 6 weeks, 3. Inability to perform handgrip strength or peak inspiratory flow rate testing, 4. Tracheostomy or treated with home mechanical ventilation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Handgrip strength At the beginning of study Kg,Peak inspiratory flow rate At the beginning of study L/min	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of suboptimal peak inspiratory flow rate At the beginning of study Percent,Cutoff of handgrip strength to predict suboptimal peak inspiratory flow rate At the beginning of study Kg	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactNarongkorn Saiphoklang

Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University

M_narongkorn@hotmail.com6629269794

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026