Correlation Between Hand Grip Strength and Peak Inspiratory Flow Rate in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Recruiting
- Conditions
- COPD
- Registration Number
- TCTR20210320002
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 92
Inclusion Criteria
COPD patients aged 40 years or more
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Handgrip strength At the beginning of study Kg,Peak inspiratory flow rate At the beginning of study L/min
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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