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Is Gait Speed and Sarcopenia Prognostic in Chronic Respiratory Disease?

Completed
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions
Registration Number
NCT02261337
Lead Sponsor
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

This study aims to assess usual walking speed (4-metre gait speed) and markers of sarcopenia predict mortality in patients with chronic respiratory disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
565
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients with chronic respiratory disease who are able to complete the assessments.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Significant co-morbidities that would limit walking ability, exercise capacity or make exercise unsafe (e.g. unstable ischaemic heart disease, neuromuscular disease, severe hip/lower limb joint pain, peripheral vascular disease, lower limb amputation).
  • Any patient whom the Chief Investigator feels it is unsafe to exercise (e.g. unstable cardiovascular disease).

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participant deaths1 year
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of exacerbations as defined by a worsening of symptoms that warrant a change in medication.1 and 2 years
Number of participant deaths2 years and 5 years
Number of hospital admissions1 and 2 years
Number of patients admitted to a nursing home2 and 5 years
Number of hospital bed days1 and 2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Harefield hospital

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Harefield, Middlesex, United Kingdom

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