A clinical trial to study the effects of emergency physiotherapy in persons with a breathing difficulty as a result of an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J441- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbationHealth Condition 2: null- COPD exacerbation
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2008/091/000062
- Lead Sponsor
- il
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Acute exacerbation of COPD
Exclusion Criteria
Acute pulmonary oedema
Acute heart failure
Acute myocardial infarction
Pulmonary embolism
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Borgs dyspnea gradingTimepoint: Admission,discharge and follow up;Borgs dyspnea gradingTimepoint: Admission,discharge and follow up;Borgs dyspnea gradingTimepoint: Admission,discharge and follow up;Borgs dyspnea gradingTimepoint: Admission,discharge and follow up;Borgs dyspnea gradingTimepoint: Admission,discharge and follow up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Karnofsky gradingTimepoint: Admission and discharge;Length of stay in hospitalTimepoint: Admission to discharge from hospital;Length of stay in ICU in hoursTimepoint: admission to discharge from ICU;MortalityTimepoint: Admission, discharge and follow up;Six minute walk testTimepoint: discharge and follow up