Integrated Problem Based Management of Obstructive Airways Disease in Older people

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Respiratory - Asthma

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001278921
• Lead Sponsor: John Hunter Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2011-11-15
• Study Start: 2011-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 16 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

>55 years
pre bronchodilar FEV1 <80%, FER <0.7
Doctor diagnosed COPD or Asthma
Disease stability in the previous 4 weeks
Participants are postponed if they have required antibiotics or oral corticosteroids for an acute exacerbation of their airways disease within the previous month, or if they are experiencing a current acute illness.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants are excluded if they have a malignancy, or a significant co-morbidity that the study visits and interventions may impact on or have a poor prognosis with an anticipated life expectancy of <3 months. Participants must be able to attend the visits and have satisfactory written and verbal English language skills

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified