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COPD ExacerbationsNCT02659189

Hospitalary Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Registry

An observational study of COPD Exacerbations and Death, run by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires at 1 site in Argentina.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to create an institutional registry of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease through a prospective survey based on epidemiological data, risk factors, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, monitoring and survival. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
COPD Exacerbations, Death
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteArgentina
Study dates
Jul 2016to Jan 2020
How long will I take part?
3 Years
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients older than 40 years with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis according to global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease criteria.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients older than 40 years with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis according to global obstructive lung Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease criteria.
  • Follow up at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

Who cannot join

  • Refusal to participate or to agree to the informed consent.
  • Known non chronic obstructive pulmonary disease respiratory disease (ej: Lung Cancer, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Neumoconiosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Sarcoidosis, etc)
  • Severe alpha-1 antitripsin deficit (typr SZ or ZZ)
  • Previously thoracic surgery (ej: lung volume reduction, lung transplantation).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Argentina1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Peron 4190

    Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., C1199ABB

    Diego H Giunta, MD, +54 9 11 5825-6489, diego.giunta@hospitalitaliano.org.ar

    Cristina M Elizondo, MD, +54 9 11 5745-8048, cristina.elizondo@hospitalitaliano.org.ar

    Recruiting

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to create an institutional registry of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease through a prospective survey based on epidemiological data, risk factors, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, monitoring and survival.

Read the detailed description

The main goal is to describe the characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, including their clinical, spirometric, exacerbation and mortality characteristics within the population of the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

Medical subject headings
Death

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Death

    All cause of death

    Measured: At 6 months after enrollment

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Morbidity

    Saint George respiratory questionnaire

    Measured: At 6 months after enrollment

  2. Functional decline (Forced expired volume at one second)

    Forced expired volume at one second

    Measured: At 12 months after enrollment

  3. Exacerbations (defined as an increase in symptoms that requires treatment)

    Number of exacerbations in the timeframe (defined as an increase in symptoms that requires treatment)

    Measured: At 12 months after enrollment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Jan 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2016
  3. Primary completionDec 2019 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2020 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
300 participants (estimated)
Target duration
3 Years
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02659189
Sponsor's protocol ID
2677
Status last verified
Aug 2019
First submitted
5 Jan 2016
Last updated
13 Aug 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Muiño Adriana, María Victoria López Varela, and Ana María Menezes. Prevalencia de la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y sus principales factores de riesgo: proyecto platino en Montevideo. Revista Médica del Uruguay. 2005;21: 37-48

  • Moreira GL, Gazzotti MR, Manzano BM, Nascimento O, Perez-Padilla R, Menezes AM, Jardim JR. Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on three spirometric diagnostic criteria in Sao Paulo, Brazil: a nine-year follow-up since the PLATINO prevalence study. Sao Paulo Med J. 2015 May-Jun;133(3):245-51. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2015.9620902. Epub 2015 Jun 1.

    PubMed 26176929

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of COPD Exacerbations and Death, run by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires at 1 site in Argentina.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Aug 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Argentina. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Diego H Giunta, MD (541149590200 ext. 4806, diego.giunta@hospitalitaliano.org.ar), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Death (time frame: At 6 months after enrollment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02659189, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Aug 2019.

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