Danish Quality Assurance Project on Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Outpatient Lung Clinics
Completed
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Registration Number
- NCT00268866
- Lead Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Brief Summary
Danish Quality Assurance Project on Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD in Outpatient Lung Clinics
- Detailed Description
Study Hypothesis:
Comparison(s):
none
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1820
Inclusion Criteria
- Outpatient with the diagnosis or referral diagnosis of COPD.
- COPD must be the primary reason for this outpatient contact (for both new patients and controls).
Exclusion Criteria
- Any co-morbidity that hampers the diagnosis and treatment of COPD in accordance with the COPD guidelines used locally (e.g. malignant disease, dementia or sequelae of apoplexy).
- Asthma without the presence of COPD
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increase the knowledge and use of diagnostic tools and treatment options To optimise the diagnosis and treatment of COPD via a quality assurance project Increase focus on COPD comorbidity
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method