Body composition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relation with lung function, dyspnea and quality of life

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Completed

• Conditions: Body composition in COPD patients.; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; fat free mass index; body mass index; quality of life; correlation

• Registration Number: TCTR20150407001
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicne, ChiangMai university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2014-12-31
• Study Start: 2015-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 121

Inclusion Criteria

The criteria of recruitment were patients aged over 40 years with a diagnosis of COPD based on post-bronchodilator ratio of FEV1/FVC < 0.7, smokers or ex-smokers with a smoking history of more than 10 pack-years, and no history of acute exacerbation (AE) for at least three months prior to the enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients meeting any of the following criteria were excluded; current diagnosis of asthma, current active respiratory disorders other than COPD, e.g. lung cancer, tuberculosis or other significant chest x-rays findings not associated with COPD (documented within 1 year). Those with specific disease states; insulin dependent diabetes, and renal failure as well as those with clinically apparent heart failure were also excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fat free mass index (FFMI) single kg/m2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body mass index (BMI) single kg/m2