Impact of Air Quality on Exacerbations of COPD in the Somme (PolluBPCO)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Acute Exacerbation Copd

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03079661

RNI2016-42

Details and patient eligibility

About

All COPD patients with a diagnosis of acute exacerbation in emergency room in University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie between 01/01/2017 and 31/12/2017. The investigator will collect for each patient the home address and the work address. The duration of 1 year was chosen to take into account seasonal variations. In parallel, a daily report of the rate of ozone, particles (PM2.5 and PM10), dioxide nitrogen but also odours and pollens will be done by ATMO Picardie.

Enrollment: 179 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All COPD patients with a diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD in the emergency room. The definition of COPD and acute exacerbation are the official definition of the Société de Pneumologie en Langue Française.

Exclusion criteria

• no exclusion criteria