Active clinical trials for "Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive"

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) stands out among chronic diseases with its high and rising prevalence and mortality, poor quality of life, high re-hospitalization rates and societal burden of care. Current therapeutic and management practices are generally met with limited success. Research in recent years have highlighted the high level of psychiatric co-morbidity in COPD patients, and the major prognostic significance of anxiety/depression in COPD outcomes such as re-hospitalization, smoking cessation, quality of life, and survival. This suggests that addressing psychiatric and psycho-social aspects of care prominent in COPD patients may have strongly positive impact on outcomes, but the available evidence of effectiveness is limited. The primary aim of the proposed research is to evaluate the effectiveness of a holistic disease management paradigm of psychiatric liaison consultation (CL) that integrates psychiatric and respiratory care to improve outcomes for COPD patients. This integrated psychiatric consultation liaison (IPCL) management paradigm includes the routine screening and structured collaborative care of anxiety and major depressive symptoms and depressive/anxiety disorder in COPD patients. We postulate that the IPCL care paradigm would reduce mood symptoms, increase smoking quit rates, reduce symptom burden and functional disability, and improve quality of life, while reducing rehospitalization, emergency department (ED) and unscheduled physician visits. A secondary aim is to evaluate its cost effectiveness by concurrently collecting resource utilization data.

The purpose of this study is to develop, refine and pilot a novel complex (HELP-COPD) assessment, undertaken during or immediately after a hospital admission, which addresses the holistic care needs of people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A single dose study with the inhaled anti-inflammatory agent PF-03715455 to establish if it has anti-inflammatory activity following a challenge with LPS. Inhaled LPS invokes an acute inflammatory response in the lung which can be seen in induced sputum. PH-0797804 is an internal control for the study.

AZD2115 Single Ascending Dose Study

When using the Breathe Technologies Ventilation System during simulated activities of daily living (ADLs), Subjects with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease (COPD) will be comfortable and report acceptability.

The purpose of this study was to observe the Efficacy and safety of 400 μg twice daily of aclidinium bromide vs. placebo when administered to patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The purpose of this trial is to determine whether a minimal homebased psychoeducative intervention is effective in management of anxiety and dyspnea in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Dynamic hyperinflation (DH) is an important factor leading to dyspnea and consequent limitations in functional capacity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. It has not been completely elucidated whether pursed-lips breathing (PLB) is able to minimize DH and its effects on exercise tolerance in these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effect of PLB on DH and functional capacity in patients with COPD. Design: Randomized cross-over study. Setting: The study will be conducted in an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program in Florianópolis, Brazil. Subjects: Twenty-five patients with COPD (16 men, mean age 64 (7) years, FEV1=41.7 (14.7)% predicted, BMI=27.6 (5.13)kg/m2). Interventions: Patients will randomly perform two six-minute walk tests with and without PLB (6MWTPLB and 6MWTNon-PLB) and two Glittre-ADL tests with and without PLB (TGlittrePLB and TGlittreNon-PLB). Main measures: At baseline and immediately after the tests, the inspiratory capacity (IC) will be assessed by the slow vital capacity (SVC) maneuver.

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effects of adding PA monitoring and regular feedback of a pedometer (step counter) to an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program on daily PA levels and health status of patients with COPD. Patients will be randomized to either receive a PR program with PA monitoring and regular feedback of a pedometer (experimental group [EG]) or a PR program alone (control group [CG]). During the PR program, patients in the EG will receive a pedometer to self-monitor their PA and individualized step-count goals. They will continue to use the pedometers and receive individualized goals for 3 months after the program. It is expected that, by receiving individualized goals and a simple pedometer to self-monitor their PA during and after a PR program, patients with COPD will become more active and adhere to long-term rehabilitation, thus reducing the overall impact of COPD.

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will examine a nurse case management model for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a Danish municipality, and is performed in order to evaluate the use of case management as a tool in achieving integrated, quality and cost-effective care for this group of patients. The main objectives are to evaluate how case management influences on hospital admissions, mortality, quality of life and self care, as well as to compare costs and cost-effectiveness of case management vs. usual care.