Clinical Features of Smoker Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Copd; Smoking

Treatments: Other: Clinical Tests

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04711629

IKCU-INAZ

Details and patient eligibility

About

Smoking is the most important factor in the etiology of COPD. Some of the patients with COPD continue to smoke despite knowing this situation or they cannot quit even if they want.

The aim of this study is; To examine patients with COPD who continue to smoke in terms of perception of dyspnea, exercise capacity, psychological symptoms and quality of life.

Full description

The study was designed prospectively. Patients with COPD who apply to the pulmonary rehabilitation outpatient clinic will be included.

The data of patients with COPD who are eligible for PR and have been pre-evaluated will be scanned. Respiratory function test, arterial blood gas analysis, six-minute walking test (6-MWT), mMRC Dyspnea Scale, St George Quality of Life Questionnaire and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale will be used in the study. Patients with COPD who smoke will constitute the study group, and those who quit smoking will constitute the control group.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Smoker COPD Patients who smoker

Exclusion criteria

• Not volunteer to participate the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Smoker COPD

Experimental group

Description:

Patients who continue to smoke

Treatment:

Other: Clinical Tests

Ex-smoker COPD

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients who quit smoking.

Treatment:

Other: Clinical Tests