Falling in Patients With COPD Referred to Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Incidence, Risk Factors and Prediction Tools

• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Registration Number: NCT02434198
• Lead Sponsor: KU Leuven

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of falling in a cohort of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) referred to a pulmonary rehabilitation program and to verify the risk factors. The secondary aim is to verify whether available balance assessment tools are feasible in clinical practice and which tools and values can best predict falls in people with COPD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-05-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-04
• Study First Posted: 2015-05-05
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-05
• Primary Completion: 2016-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with a primary diagnosis of COPD according to internationally accepted guidelines
• All patients referred to the outpatient PR program of Gasthuisberg University Hospital (Leuven, Belgium).

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
incidence of falling	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
association between falling status and the score in balance tests	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University hospitals Leuven; 🇧🇪 Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium