Status:
COMPLETED
Early Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Hospitalized Patients With Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) with increasing symptoms like dysp...
Detailed Description
Patients admitted with AECOPD will be recruited for the study. AECOPD will be defined when a patient with background COPD has at least two of the major symptoms (increased dyspnoea, increased sputum p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients admitted with AECOPD will be recruited for the study. AECOPD will be defined when a patient with background COPD has at least two of the major symptoms (increased dyspnoea, increased sputum purulence, increased sputum amount) or one major and one minor symptom (nasal discharge/congestion, wheeze, sore throat, cough) for at least two consecutive days.
- Inclusion criteria include patients who are ambulatory (no major joint problem and no Class III or IV angina),
- patients agree to join exercise programme if offered, the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \<70% predicted normal and an age of over 40 years old.
Exclusion
- Patients who have had PRP within the past 1 year will not be recruited for this study.
- Patient who are unable or refuse to consent for the study will also be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00287625
Start Date
January 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
June 23 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, N.t., Hong Kong, 000