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interventional pulmonology

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Respiratory
Registration Number
PACTR201602001308660
Lead Sponsor
Mansoura university hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

¿COPD of grades III and IV according to GOLD staging of COPD.
¿Patients with any grade of COPD with localized emphysema.
¿Age of patient less than 75 years.
¿FEV1 less than 40%.
¿RV more than 100% of predicted value.
¿TLC more than 100% of predicted value.
¿6 MWT less than 450 m.
¿Hetrogenous emphysema.

Exclusion Criteria

¿Significant comorbidity that limits exercise capacity or prognosis,
¿Patients unfit for FOB.
¿Homogenous emphysema.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change in volumetry of emphysematous part
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
quality of life score
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