Evaluation of Novel Lung Function Parameters in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pulmonary Emphysema; Obstructive Ventilation Disorder; COPD

Treatments: Device: body plethysmography; Device: impulse oscillometry; Device: multiple breath washout test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02827721

MBW-COPD

Details and patient eligibility

About

Current guideline-based criteria defining COPD do not meet the challenges set by the complex pathophysiology of the disease. The investigators therefore aimed to evaluate novel or not widely used diagnostic approaches for the detection and therapeutic monitoring of COPD.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• known or suspected COPD
• known or suspected obstructive ventilation disorder
• pulmonary healthy controls

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• inability to participate

Trial design

150 participants in 2 patient groups

COPD

Description:

Patients with known or suspected COPD Patients with known or suspected obstructive ventilation disorder

Treatment:

Device: body plethysmography

Device: multiple breath washout test

Device: impulse oscillometry

pulmonary healthy controls

Description:

Patients without known or suspected pulmonary disease

Treatment:

Device: body plethysmography

Device: multiple breath washout test

Device: impulse oscillometry