Is the Short Physical Performance Battery a Useful Outcome Measure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Completed

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

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01515709

2011LF001H

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) often develop muscle problems, particularly in their legs which makes them more limited in what they can do. The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a simple test of standing balance, usual walking speed and ability to stand from a chair. The SPPB may be a useful measure to predict leg function.

This study aims to evaluate whether the SPPB is comparable with current exercise tests used in COPD patients, and whether it is useful in predicting disability, death and health resource usage over time.

Enrollment: 445 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of COPD

Exclusion criteria

• Any patient in whom mobility and lower limb function have been significantly affected by a neuromuscular cause (eg. motor neurone disease), severe peripheral vascular disease or amputation
• Any patient whom is deemed unsafe to exercise
• Patients unable to complete the SPPB, walking tests and leg strength assessments.

Trial design

445 participants in 1 patient group

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Description:

Patients with a diagnosis of COPD