Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Improved Diagnostics, Treatment and Follow-up of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Conditions:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation

Pneumonia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic and often progressive pulmonary disease, where inflammation and recurrent infections are key pathophysiological contibutors in disease progres...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Admitted to the emergency room with a tentative diagnosis of AECOPD, and at least two of the following criteria, more than the daily variation,
  • Increased dyspnea
  • Increased cough
  • Increased sputum production
  • Need for change in medication due to AECOPD
  • Signed informed consent. Among patients with temporal or permanent reduced ability to consent, close relatives and/or family members must be asked and may approve or reject participation on behalf of the patient. In cases where close relatives/family members are not available, study personnel may include patients according to conscious judgment.
  • Patients will be informed about the study and included by dedicated and approved study personnel (study nurses or study doctors), not by the treating health personnel.

Exclusion

  • Pulmonary embolism, segmental or larger
  • Refractory septic shock (meeting the Sepsis-3 definition of septic shock, and requiring vasopressors ≥ 0.5 mcg/kg/min noradrenaline or equivalent dose of other vasopressor(s)
  • Glasgow Coma Scale score 3
  • Patients not eligible for lower airways sampling within the first 24 hours of admission
  • Palliative situation with life expectancy \< 1 week

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06105814

Start Date

January 1 2024

End Date

December 31 2030

Last Update

October 30 2023

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