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 diseaseExacerbationPhysiotherapy 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
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method modified medical research council dyspnea scale During registered to the hospital Questionnaire