Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Hydrocortisone and Dexamethasone in the Management of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifiedJ44.9
- Registration Number
- IRCT20200818048447N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Yasouj University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Patients over 40 years
Confirmed history (FEV1 / FVC <70%) of COPD or typical history (prolonged smoking and chronic sputum and cough)
Exacerbations of the disease include increased cough, sputum, and shortness of breath
Exclusion Criteria
History of Asthma or Atopy
Consumption Systemic Corticosteroids within the Last Month before Hospitalization
Recent Myocardial Infarction
Not Compensated Acute Heart Failure
Diagnosis of Lobar Pneumonia on X-ray or CT scan of the Lungs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dyspnea. Timepoint: Daily till discharge. Method of measurement: Questionnaire. Patients score from 1 to 10 depending on the severity of dyspnea.;Sputum volume. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Questionnaire. Patients score from 1 to 10 depending on the sputum volume.;Couph. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Questionnaire. Patients score from 1 to 10 depending on the severity of couph.;Arterial Oxygen Saturation. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Pulse Oxymeter Device.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method