Characterisation of COPD / COPD Clinic Study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Phenotypic characterisation of COPD patients from outpatient respiratory clinics

• IRAS ID

  164380

• Contact name

• Sponsor organisation

  Medicines Evaluation Unit Ltd

• Duration of Study in the UK

  10 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  COPD is characterised by a gradual decline in lung function, shortness of breath, wheeze and a daily cough productive of phlegm. Exacerbations or “flare ups” are a common problem of COPD. Exacerbation means worsening of symptoms that requires the use of antibiotic, prednisolone (steroid tablets), changes in medications or possibly hospital admission. Several subgroups of COPD are now known to exist both when the patients are stable (not suffering a “flare up”) or during an exacerbation. The aim of this study is to further improve our understanding of COPD and the different subgroups that exist. This will be achieved by collecting and analysing the information collected on tests during usual clinical care and from some extra tests that are not part of usual clinical care. Patients will be identified from outpatient respiratory clinics but if enrolled in the study they may choose whether to take part in the extra tests.

• REC name

  London - Brighton & Sussex Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/LO/1986

• Date of REC Opinion

  31 Oct 2014

• REC opinion

  Unfavourable Opinion