Do regular oral antibiotics prevent hospital admission for patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Completed
- Conditions
- Respiratory: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)RespiratoryChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN97227471
- Lead Sponsor
- Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients from medical admissions and the Out Patient Department.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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