Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Hyperinflation and Small Airway Disease in COPD
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Current guideline-based criteria defining COPD do not meet the challenges set by the complex pathophysiology of the disease. Hyperinflation and affection of the small airways are two components that are not represented in current diagnostic concepts and may relate to early stages of the disease. Moreover, optimal therapeutic interventions in patients with these distinct features remain unclear. The investigators therefore aimed to evaluate novel or not widely used diagnostic approaches for the detection and initiating therapeutic strategies in early stage COPD within the GOLD recommendations.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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mono bronchodilatation patients with COPD and features of hyperinflation and small airway disease |
Drug: mono bronchodilatation
within indication according to current GOLD recommendation
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Drug: dual bronchodilatation
within indication according to current GOLD recommendation
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dual bronchodilatation patients with COPD and features of hyperinflation and small airway disease |
Drug: mono bronchodilatation
within indication according to current GOLD recommendation
Other Names:
Drug: dual bronchodilatation
within indication according to current GOLD recommendation
Other Names:
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- residual volume [8 weeks]
change in residual volume from baseline
- D5-20 [8 weeks]
change in frequency dependence of resistance from baseline
- LCI [8 weeks]
change in lung clearance index from baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
- tpeak [8 weeks]
increase in exercise duration from baseline
- IC [8 weeks]
increase in inspiratory capacity (isotime and resting) from baseline
- SGRQ [8 weeks]
improvement in St. George's Respiratory Questionaire from baseline
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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known or first diagnosis of COPD
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lung function testing consistent with hyperinflation or peripheral obstruction
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emphysema in imaging
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symptoms (dyspnea, cough, sputum) and risk factors (>= 10 pack years)
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indication for bronchodilator therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
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GOLD stages 3 and 4 (spirometric)
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indication for dual bronchodilator therapy, triple therapy or inhaled steroid
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contraindication for cardiopulmonary exercise testing
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unwilling to participate
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University Medical Center Mannheim | Mannheim | Germany |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Universitätsmedizin Mannheim
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Frederik Trinkmann, MD, University Medical Center Mannheim
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- MBW-hyperinflation