Symptom Clusters and Immune Markers in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - a Longitudinal Study
CompletedNCT01016587
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
COPD patients often have a wide range of physical (e.g., dyspnea, fatigue, pain) and psychological (e.g., depression, anxiety) symptoms and various other debilitating conditions that cause considerable suffering for the individual. Unfortunately, many of the symptoms and health problems in patients with COPD are unrecognized and untreated. Due to the irreversible nature of COPD, the aim is not to cure the disease, but to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. Therefore, the purpose of this project is to investigate the existence and nature of symptom clusters over time in patients with COPD and their effects on patient outcomes. Since this study aims to identify possible new subgroups of patients with COPD defined by the clustering of certain symptoms, the study also aims to investigate the relationship between the clinical presentation and certain immunologic and genetic factors.
Study details
- Official title
- Symptom Clusters and Immune Markers in Patients With COPD
- Conditions
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
- Collaborators
- University of California, San Francisco
- Start date
- 2009-11
- Primary completion
- 2013-10
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Norway
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * degree 2-4 * above 18 years of age * able to read/ write/ speak Norwegian Exclusion Criteria: * patients who are receiving treatment for cancer * acute exacerbations of COPD
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01016587