Status:

UNKNOWN

Markers of COPD Exacerbations

Lead Sponsor:

Center of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure

Collaborating Sponsors:

AstraZeneca

Conditions:

COPD

COPD Exacerbation

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Brief Summary

Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are episodes of acute worsening of respiratory symptoms that require additional therapy. Exacerbations play a pivotal role in the burden and progressive course of ...

Detailed Description

The MARKED study is an exploratory, prospective, single-center, longitudinal, observational study with eight weeks follow-up. The primary objective is to explore which biomarkers from a panel of frequ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ≥40 years old
  • ≥10 pack years of smoking
  • primary diagnosis of COPD and post-bronchodilator ratio of forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) of less than 0.70.
  • clinical indication for inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in Ciro
  • provided written informed consent

Exclusion

  • current, i.e. \<12 months, (secondary) diagnosis of asthma according to the referring physician
  • unstable concurrent cardiovascular, metabolic, renal, gastro-intestinal and musculoskeletal chronic diseases, as judged by the investigator
  • chronic use of oral corticosteroids \>10 mg prednisolone/day
  • initiation of maintenance therapy with macrolides \<6 weeks prior to study entry
  • anemia, defined as hemoglobin level \<8.1 mmol/L in men and \<7.5 mmol/L in women
  • participation in a study involving investigational or marketed products concomitantly or \<8 weeks prior to study entry
  • unable to read, speak or understand Dutch

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 25 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05315674

Start Date

July 25 2022

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

September 6 2023

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Ciro

Horn, Limburg, Netherlands, 6085 NM