Falling in Patients With COPD Referred to Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Incidence, Risk Factors and Prediction Tools

KU Leuven100 enrolled

Overview

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of falling in a cohort of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) referred to a pulmonary rehabilitation program and to verify the risk factors. The secondary aim is to verify whether available balance assessment tools are feasible in clinical practice and which tools and values can best predict falls in people with COPD.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with a primary diagnosis of COPD according to internationally accepted guidelines * All patients referred to the outpatient PR program of Gasthuisberg University Hospital (Leuven, Belgium). Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

University hospitals Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

incidence of falling

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

association between falling status and the score in balance tests

Time frame: 6 months

Central Contacts

Thierry Troosters, PhD

CONTACT

thierry.troosters@kuleuven.be

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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