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The electronic nose as a diagnostic tool in the discrimination of COPD and controls

Completed
Conditions
COPD, Asthma, wheezing, airway inflammation, smoking
Registration Number
NL-OMON23287
Lead Sponsor
Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Brief Summary

N. Fens, MD1, M.P.C. van der Schee, BSc1, D. Cheung, MD,PhD2, E. Dijkers1, S.B. de Nijs1, P.J.E. Bindels, MD,PhD1, E.H.D. Bel, MD,PhD1 and P.J. Sterk, MD,PhD1. 1Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands and 2Vlietland Hospital, Schiedam, Netherlands. COPD can be Discriminated from Controls by Fingerprint Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Exhaled Air using eNose Technology. Abstract ATS 2008.<br> - N. Fens, N.Fens@amc.nl, MD1, M.P.C. van der Schee, M.P.C.van_der_Schee@lumc.nl1, S.B. de Nijs, S.B.deNijs@amc.nl1, E. Dijkers, E.Dijkers@amc.nl1, Prof. Dr E.H. Bel, E.H.Bel@amc.nl, MD1 and Prof. Dr P.J. Sterk, P.J.Sterk@amc.nl, MD1. 1Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Exhaled breath molecular profiling in measuring inflammatory status in COPD http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19713445?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

1. COPD patients

2. A minimum of ten patients 40-75 years with moderate to severe COPD:

Exclusion Criteria

Two or more of the following:

•Severe cardiovascular disease, history or present

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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