Management of severe COPD through a multidisciplinary approach

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study focuses on the multidisciplinary management of patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), particularly those experiencing exacerbations. It aims to provide comprehensive patient care that integrates various healthcare professionals to improve outcomes for individuals suffering from this debilitating condition. The study will involve patients who have been hospitalized due to worsening respiratory symptoms and will assess the effectiveness of this collaborative approach compared to standard care. The goal is to enhance the quality of life and reduce the frequency of exacerbations in COPD patients.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female patients, aged ≥40 years.
2. Smokers or ex-smokers (≥10 pack-year).
3. Prior hospitalization because of progressively worsening dyspnea (associated or not with increased cough and sputum, and or sputum purulence), with a clinically suspected diagnosis of exacerbations of COPD that prompt the discharging physician to refer the patient to the COPD Center.
4. Signed informed concent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presenting to the hospital for similar symptoms, which are not defined by the clinicians as suspected exacerbations of COPD, because of alternative diagnoses not related to patients with COPD (e.g., chest wall trauma, neurological disorders, sepsis, cancer and anemia).
2. Already enrolled in other studies perceived to interfere with this protocol.
3. In whom spirometry test is contraindicated (e.g., hemoptysis, detached retina, active tuberculosis).
4. Unable to comply with study procedures and follow-ups in the opinion of the Investigator (e.g., other severe diseases with short life expectancy or who make it impossible for the patients to participate into the study, evidence of alcohol or drug abuse, dementia, severe psychiatric disorder).
5. Acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris or arrhythmias requiring specific cardiology ICU.
6. Diagnosed stroke, dementia, degenerative neurological disorders or psychiatry disorders requiring specialized care.
7. At the discretion of the recruiting clinician would not be able to be considered for the study.

Where it's running

• COPD-Center
  Gothenburg, Vgr, Sweden Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Lowie Vanfleteren — COPD-center, Sahlgrenska University Hospital
• Study coordinator: Lowie Vanfleteren
• Email: lowie.vanfleteren@vgregion.se
• Phone: 0046736601730

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.