Status:

UNKNOWN

Changes in Heart Rate Variability And Heart Rate/Activity Slope After Hospitalization for Acute Exacerbations of COPD

Lead Sponsor:

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Conditions:

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to observe the variation in time between heart beats and how heart rate changes during activity evolve after hospitalization for an exacerbation of COPD.

Detailed Description

The investigators will place a monitoring patch that continuously records electrocardiogram and activity. Participants will switch this patch every 7 days for a total of 28 days. From these data the i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed informed consent
  • At least moderate COPD by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease spirometry criteria (FEV1/FVC \< 0.7 and FEV1 \< 80% predicted)
  • 10 pack year smoking history
  • Hospitalized with one or more of:
  • increased dyspnea
  • increased sputum
  • change in sputum character
  • Treated with corticosteroids and/or antibiotics for respiratory indications
  • Age \> 40 years old

Exclusion

  • Discharging home on hospice
  • Inability to follow trial protocols
  • Pacemaker
  • Allergy to a component of the adhesive patches
  • Breastfeeding
  • Permanent/continuous atrial fibrillation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 10 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

45 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05290831

Start Date

April 10 2022

End Date

April 1 2024

Last Update

March 22 2022

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