Impact of Air Quality on Exacerbations of COPD in the Somme
- Conditions
- Acute Exacerbation Copd
- Registration Number
- NCT03079661
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
- Brief Summary
All COPD patients with a diagnosis of acute exacerbation in emergency room in University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie between 01/01/2017 and 31/12/2017. The investigator will collect for each patient the home address and the work address. The duration of 1 year was chosen to take into account seasonal variations. In parallel, a daily report of the rate of ozone, particles (PM2.5 and PM10), dioxide nitrogen but also odours and pollens will be done by ATMO Picardie.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 179
- All COPD patients with a diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD in the emergency room. The definition of COPD and acute exacerbation are the official definition of the Société de Pneumologie en Langue Française.
- no exclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method exacerbation rate : variable to be explicated with explicative variable : ozone, particles, dioxide nitrogen, but also pollens corresponding to each patient home address for period of exacerbation 1 day exacerbation rate : variable to be explicated with explicative variable : ozone, particles, dioxide nitrogen, but also pollens corresponding to each patient home address for period of exacerbation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
CHU Amiens Picardie
🇫🇷Amiens, Picardie, France