The purpose of this study is to obtain new knowledge regarding screening for COPD. This study will use a participant's cancer screening CT scans performed as part of routine health care among current and former smokers at risk for COPD to identify participants who have had a spirometry or will have a spirometry test as part of the study to verify COPD status.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
RECRUITINGDetermine whether a case finding approach using lung cancer screening CT scans can identify patients with COPD Participants with CT scans that indicate COPD
All participants in this study must have had a previous lung cancer screening CT scan as part of their normal medical care within one year of enrolling in this study. These pre-enrollment scans will be evaluated to determine how many scans that had been intended to identify lung cancer also indicate COPD.
Time frame: Baseline
Lung Attenuation Area (LAA) Thresholds
Percentage of participants who meet spirometric criteria for COPD and have \>1% LAA on lung cancer screening CT scan.
Time frame: Baseline
Exacerbation risk and symptom burden
Participants will report how they experience their pulmonary health using the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) survey. The CAT is comprised of 8 questions which are each rated on a scale of 0-5, with 0 indicating no symptoms and 5 indicating worst symptoms. Ratings are then summed to generate a total score, between 0-40, with 40 indicating worst symptoms. The investigators will utilize data from the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) to describe and gain a deeper understanding of participants' symptom and exacerbation burden within this study population.
Time frame: Baseline
Severity of COPD
Participants will be categorized into one of four GOLD categories based on their FEV1 values determined by a Pulmonary Function Test (PFT). If participants have had a PFT within the previous year, data from that test will be used. Otherwise, participants will be given a PFT during the study. GOLD I (Mild COPD) = FEV1 \>= 80% GOLD II (Moderate COPD) = 50% \<= FEV1 \< 80% GOLD III (Severe COPD) = 30% \<= FEV1 \< 50% GOLD IV (Very Severe COPD) = FEV1 \< 30%
Time frame: Baseline
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