Communication about the prognosis in COPD -What do patients desire?
- Conditions
- J44.9Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
- Registration Number
- DRKS00022109
- Lead Sponsor
- Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 127
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with COPD GOLD I- IV (FEV1 <100%, FEV1/IVC < LLN (=Z- score =1,645))
- Signed declaration of consent
- Patient age = 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
- Already established, terminal invasive ventilation
- Patient age < 18 years
- Deafness
- Mental retardation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Descriptive study, therefore no classical endpoints.<br><br>Hypothesis:<br>Patients with COPD wish for more detailed information about their own disease, initiated by the treating medical team, in order to form an educated opinion about their own wishes for the future. Improved education has the potential to lead to a reduced number of unwanted maximum therapy sessions.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method