Physical Activity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) Acute Exacerbation Patients

Samsung Medical Center86 enrolled

Overview

Patients who are suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) had a decreased level of physical activity which is consequentially related to another acute exacerbation event. In this study, we selected patients from those who were admitted for acute exacerbation of COPD, evaluated physical activity by accelerometer (wearable multisensory armband devices) to find out the correlation between physical activity in COPD acute exacerbation patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

COPD Exacerbation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * COPD patient who have forced expiratory volume in one second/ forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) \< 70% by spirometry and those who have not been admitted for acute exacerbation in recent 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Those who does not consent or those who have drug addiction, psycho-socially or medically not feasible to this study

Locations (1)

Samsung medical center

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Re admission rate after COPD acute exacerbation

Time frame: 13 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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