Oral Health and Severe COPD

Heidelberg University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Periodontitis; Quality of Life; Tooth Loss; COPD; Caries

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05311657

S-615/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

This case-control study aims to investigate the association of severe COPD with oral health.

Enrollment: 104 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged ≥ 40 years and ≤ 85 years;
• Test group: patients with COPD GOLD 3 and 4 with available pulmonary function test values (FEV1, FVC) within the last two weeks;
• Control group: patients without diagnosed or self-suspected pulmonary disease matched for age, sex, smoking and number of systemic diseases to the test group;
• Understanding of measures performed in the study;
• Written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy.

Trial design

104 participants in 2 patient groups

Test Group

Description:

Severe COPD (GOLD 3 and 4).

Control Group

Description:

Matched to Test Group regarding age, sex, smoking history and number of systemic diseases.