A comparison between two diagnostic tools to identify dynamic hyperinflation in COPD-patients : 1. Metronome-Paced hyperventilation with inspiratory capacity manoeuvres. 2. CPET with inspiratory capacity manoeuvres.
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease10038716
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON41187
- Lead Sponsor
- Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Inclusion Criteria
-Age: * 18 years.
-Diagnosis of COPD, based on a post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one-second/forced vital capacity ratio (FEV1/VC) -Co-morbidity or medication is no exclusion criterium.
-All patients give their informed consent before entering the study.
Exclusion Criteria
-Age: < 18 years.
-Not able to perform the IC-manoeuver well.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>difference between mean ICMPH and ICrestMPH resulting from MPH.<br /><br>difference between mean ICCPET and ICrestCPET resulting from CPET.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Not applicable</p><br>