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The relationship between peak expiratory flow rate and acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Completed
Conditions
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is widely used to assess the severity of symptoms of individual COPD patients, particularly during the routine follow-up.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Exacerbation
Physiotherapy care
Registration Number
TCTR20230107007
Lead Sponsor
oppawan Charususin
Brief Summary

The routine PEFR monitoring, but not seasonal variation, may be applied for prediction of AECOPD in Thai patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

Participants who had confirmed diagnosis of COPD according to the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria (forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) <70% that were referred to Thammasat university hospital were included in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who could not track their medical records.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Peak expiratory flow rate During registered to the hospital L/min,The occurrence of AECOPD During registered to the hospital Yes or no
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
modified medical research council dyspnea scale During registered to the hospital Questionnaire
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