The Role of Physical Activity for Acute Exacerbations of COPD

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Status: Completed

Conditions: COPD

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03855670

EKOS 18/055

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators plan to study the association between physical activity, malnutrition and sarcopenia and the occurrence of acute exacerbations of COPD / the evolution of the COPD assessment test (CAT) over 1 year in a telehealthcare cohort of patients with COPD. The investigators hypothesize that malnutrition and/or sarcopenia at baseline and a decline in the fat-free mass index over time is associated with an increased rate of acute exacerbations of COPD and an increased CAT score meaning a higher risk for mortality, morbidity and impairment of quality of life.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• COPD GOLD stage B or higher
• Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to provide written informed consent
• Insufficient knowledge of the trial language

Trial design