Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in patients hospitalized with chronic complex diseases. Utility of FEV1/FEV6 index for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and prognostic implications

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Completed

• Conditions: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with multimorbidity; Respiratory

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10703543
• Lead Sponsor: Mutua Terrassa

Brief Summary

2017 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28029468 protocol 2019 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220491 results (added 12/05/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-05-28
• Study Completion: 2019-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 26 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 184

Inclusion Criteria

Patients hospitalized for any cause in the complex chronic patient care unit at University Hospital Mutua de Terrassa with = 2 chronic diseases according to the functional definition of polypathological patient of the Andalusia Health Department.

Exclusion Criteria

1. No written informed consent to participation in the study.
2. Death during hospitalization.
3. Other reasons, apart from cognitive or functional impairment, which prevent the realization of FEV1/FEV6 (e.g., tracheotomy, facial paralysis….)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified