The effect of Pumonary Rehabilitation on fracture risk of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Fragile Fractures; Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Musculoskeletal - Osteoporosis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001282673
• Lead Sponsor: Andreas Daskalakis

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 8 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Greek patients (male and female aged 55-80 years) with stable COPD stage I-VI from the region os Attica, Greece, who visit outpatient department of Sotiria Hospital of Chest Diseases in Athens, Greece.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with the follow criteria will be excluded from the trial:
a) Anti-osteoporotic drug therapy up to three years before randomisation
b) Per os or intravenous corticosteroid therapy up to three months before randomisation
c) Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) >5
d) Thyroid disorders (untreated hyperthyroidism, over-treated hypothyroidism, primary hyperparathyroidism)
e) Excessive alcohol intake
f) Rheumatoid arthritis
g) Coeliac disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified