Clinical Outcomes in Patients Referred to Pulmonary Rehabilitation

National Taiwan University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03591263

201805017RINB

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lung, characterized by chronic cough, dyspnea, and sputum production, which often misunderstood as aging or catching a cold. These symptoms may be progressive over time. To provide better disease management and early detecting, pulmonary rehabilitation is now considered a fundamental component of the integrated disease management of this population. However, few studies have evaluated the beneficial outcomes in patients referred to pulmonary rehabilitation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical outcomes in patients referred to pulmonary rehabilitation in National Taiwan University Hospital.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. age > 20 years old
2. patients with chronic respiratory disease diagnosed by physician that referred to pulmonary rehabilitation in National Taiwan University Hospital including, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis
3. can cooperate with pulmonary rehabilitation clinic

Exclusion criteria

1. angina, acute myocardial infarction in the previous one month
2. pregnancy

Trial design

1,000 participants in 1 patient group

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Description:

Subjects with the diagnosis of chronic respiratory disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis that referred for evaluation as routine care at Physical Therapy Center (National Taiwan University)

Treatment:

Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation