Do the SPPB and 4-metre Gait Speed Predict Hospital Readmission in Patients Hospitalised for Acute Exacerbation if COPD?

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Disease Progression; Lung Diseases; Pulmonary Emphysema; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Bronchitis, Chronic

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01507415

2011LF015H

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate simple tests of physical function in hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to assess whether they can predict future hospital readmission. The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a simple test of standing balance, usual walking speed (4-metre gait speed) and ability to stand from a chair, which reflects global physical functioning and frailty.

We hypothesise that the SPPB or 4-metre gait speed can predict future hospital readmissions.

Enrollment: 226 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hospital admission with an exacerbation of COPD
• Must have capacity to consent
• Able to walk

Exclusion criteria

• Co-morbibities that limit walking ability
• Co-morbidities that make walking unsafe

Trial design

226 participants in 1 patient group

Exacerbation

Description:

Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)