NCT06467162

Usage of Spacers and the Relationship With Symptoms Severity in COPD Elderly Patients

The Usage of Spacers and the Relationship With Symptoms Severity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Elderly Patients: A Correlational Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 164 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ai-Ling Chang · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to investigate the usage of spacers and their relationship with symptom severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease elderly patients. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease aged 65 years or over at thoracic medicine outpatient clinics were recruited in this study. Research participants were interviewed using structured questionnaires, including demographic characteristics information, clinical characteristics information, and the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test.

Detailed description

The goal of this observational study is to investigate the usage of spacers and their relationship with symptom severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease elderly patients. A convenience sample was used to recruit patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease aged 65 years or over at thoracic medicine outpatient clinics from a teaching hospital in Taiwan. Research participants were interviewed using structured questionnaires, including demographic characteristics information, clinical characteristics information, and the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Disease
• Chronic Obstructive

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-06
• Primary completion: 2023-06-30
• Completion: 2023-06-30
• First posted: 2024-06-20
• Last updated: 2024-06-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan