Difference between Smoker and Non Smoker COPD
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J439- Emphysema, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/02/031450
- Lead Sponsor
- KIMS HOSPITA
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All patients diagnosed as COPD with age > 40 years attending to OPD in Department of Pulmonary Medicine, KIMS, Bhubaneswar will be included in study.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Subjects with other lung diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, interstitial lung disease, or pleural effusion, will be excluded, as patients who have airflow limitation due to abnormalities in the large airways.
2. Patients with significant comorbidities like severe heart failure, chronic renal failure and hepatic failure will be excluded.
3. Patients with exacerbation in last one month will also be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br/ ><br>1. To determine the differences in clinical presentation between smoker & non-smoker COPD. <br/ ><br>2. To determine the difference in radiology between smoker & non-smoker COPD. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: one to two years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br/ ><br>To determine various risk factors associated with NS-COPD <br/ ><br>Timepoint: one to two years