Immediate in-hospital reactivation of patients with an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Pulmofit-MST
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)RespiratoryChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN99715969
- Lead Sponsor
- Dutch Asthma Foundation (The Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. A clinical diagnosis of COPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria
2. A clinical diagnosis of an exacerbation of COPD for which hospitalisation was required
3. (Ex-) smoker
4. Age above 40 years
5. A life expectancy of at least 3 months
6. Able to understand and read Dutch
7. An informed consent from the subject prior to participation
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pneumonia
2. Fever (greater than 38.5°C)
3. Severe confusion
4. Severe heart failure, New York Heart Association (NHYA) class III or IV
5. Relevant co-morbidity seriously influencing mobility
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ength of hospital stay, defined as number of days between day of admission and day of medical discharge. Day of medical discharge was distinguished from the actual day of discharge because some patients remain in hospital longer than medically necessary (e.g. patients could not yet be referred to a nursing home).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Walking distance (3 minutes walking test)<br>2. Dyspnoea (Borg scale)<br>3. Health status (Clinical COPD Questionnaire)<br>4. Activities of daily living (Barthel Index)<br>5. Readmissions due to a COPD-exacerbation (less than 28 days), measured at 28 days<br><br>Measurements take place at the day of admission, day 4 and the day of medical discharge.