Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathing record study
- Conditions
- Specialty: Respiratory disorders, Primary sub-specialty: COPDRespiratoryCOPD
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN56492264
- Lead Sponsor
- Cambridge Respiratory Innovations Ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1. Patients of either sex, age 18 years and over, diagnosed with COPD, who have given written, informed consent
2. Patients in the case-managed group will have chronically elevated partial pressure of
carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and will be susceptible to frequent exacerbations of COPD
3. Patients in the acute admission group will have been admitted to hospital via the emergency room for treatment of COPDrelated ventilatory failure
1. Diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders or kyphoscoliosis
2. Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator are unlikely to comply with the requirements of the study,
use the device correctly, or keep the diary records
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method