Introduction of a Dyspnea Service in the Netherlands
- Conditions
- COPD10006436
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON48131
- Lead Sponsor
- Spaarne Gasthuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- COPD, diagnosed by a pulmonologist, with postbronchodilatator FEV1/FVC below
the lower limit of normal
- refractory dyspnea (troubled by breathlessness in spite of optimization of
COPD treatment, MRC dyspnea score at least 2 points).
- able to visit the outpatient clinic
- able to read and understand the Dutch language
- mentally competent, as assessed by recruiting health care professional
Exclusion Criteria
- An acute exacerbation of COPD, leading to hospitalisation, in 6 weeks before
inclusion.
- An acute exacerbation during the study period, will lead to exclusion with
the possibility to re-enter after stabilization. In that case, patients will
follow the same study procedures again.
- Active participation in another trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main feasibility criteria:<br /><br>1. 75% of included patients complete the intervention.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1. Description of components and practical aspects of ADD.<br /><br>2. semi-structured interviews with patients and carers to evaluate ADD after<br /><br>six weeks. </p><br>