Status:
COMPLETED
Prevalence Study and Regular Practice Among General Practitioners in Populations at Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Latin America
Lead Sponsor:
AstraZeneca
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Brief Summary
PUMA is an observational, multicentre, multinational, cross-sectional study with primary care physicians (primary care, general and family physicians). Participants will be selected sequentially among...
Detailed Description
PREVALENCE STUDY AND REGULAR PRACTICE (DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT) AMONG GENERAL PRACTICIONERS IN POPULATIONS AT RISK OF COPD IN LATIN AMERICA
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men or women aged more or equal than 40
- Current or former smokers and/or patients exposed to biomass combustion:
- Cigarettes: more or equal than 10 packs/year; Pipes: more or equal than 50 pipes/year; Cigars: more or equal than 50 cigars/year; Combustion: more or equal 100 hours/firewood/year
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Patients with contraindications for spirometry
- Physical or mental disability rendering the patient unable to undergo a spirometry test and to contribute data to the study
- Heart rate ≥ 120 beats by minute
- Patients currently undergoing treatment for tuberculosis
- A patient who is participating in an interventional clinical trial or was previously included in this study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
1907 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01493544
Start Date
February 1 2012
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
April 26 2013
Active Locations (18)
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1
Research Site
Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2
Research Site
Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3
Research Site
Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina
4
Research Site
Martínez, Buenos Aires, Argentina