Is it possible to have a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) specific breathlessness service in the Netherlands?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Improvement of quality of life in COPD patients with refractory dyspneaRespiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN48274234
- Lead Sponsor
- Spaarne Gasthuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 19
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with COPD (diagnosed by a pulmonologist, post-bronchodilatator FEV1/FVC below the lower limit of normal) were eligible for the study if they experienced refractory dyspnea (troubled by breathlessness despite optimization of COPD treatment) and were able to visit the outpatient clinic.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Terminal phase
2. Cognitive impairment
3. Unable to speak Dutch
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility outcome: number of patients completing the intervention measured using patient records at the end of the study
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Respiratory problems measured using a Dutch translation of the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ), subset mastery domain at baseline and final visit<br> 2. Pulmonary function tests were taken from the patient’s medical file at baseline<br> 3. Patient and professional satisfaction measured using a postal survey with multiple choice questions after the final visit<br>