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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseMORTCOPNCT02972775

15-year Mortality After Hospitalization for Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

An observational study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Exacerbation Copd, run by Zuyderland Medisch Centrum at 1 site in Netherlands.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The investigators examine the 15-year mortality after an admission for an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
How many people
845 participants
Where
1 siteNetherlands
Study dates
Jan 2005to Oct 2017
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients admitted with an exacerbation of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Zuyderland medical Centre from 1996 - 1999

Who may be able to join

  • admission with exacerbation of COPD

Who cannot join

  • none

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Netherlands1 site
  • Zuyderland Medical Center

    Heerlen, Limburg, 6419 PC

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About this study

The investigators examine the 15-year mortality after an admission for an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD).

Read the detailed description

Several prognostic factors will be examined. Cause of death will be examined. Data will be recruited from medical records and calling general practitioners to find out if a patient is still alive. Statistical analysis will be done with Kaplan Meier, Cox proportional hazards and Chi square

Being tested
no interventions. observational study
Medical subject headings
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • no interventions. observational studyOther

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of patients that died after 15 years

    Mortality after 15 years

    Measured: 15 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Prognostic factors for mortality

    Age (years), Gender (M / F), Previous hospitalization in the past year (yes/no), Re-admission in the next 5 years (number of readmissions per year), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (in liter), Hypercapnia (carbon dioxide in arterial blood in stable condition above 5.9 kiloPascal (kPa) or not), TLCO (transfusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide in percentage of predicted, ml / min / kPa), Comorbidity (Charlson Comorbidity Index) Date and cause of death

    Measured: 15 years

  2. Cause of death

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung carcinoma, cardiovascular, other

    Measured: 15 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Nov 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2005
  3. Primary completionOct 2017
  4. Study completionOct 2017

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
845 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02972775
Sponsor's protocol ID
16N164
Acronym
MORTCOP
Status last verified
Jun 2020
First submitted
24 Oct 2016
Last updated
4 Jun 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Vestbo J, Hurd SS, Agusti AG, Jones PW, Vogelmeier C, Anzueto A, Barnes PJ, Fabbri LM, Martinez FJ, Nishimura M, Stockley RA, Sin DD, Rodriguez-Roisin R. Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD executive summary. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb 15;187(4):347-65. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201204-0596PP. Epub 2012 Aug 9.

    PubMed 22878278
  • Traver GA, Cline MG, Burrows B. Predictors of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A 15-year follow-up study. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1979 Jun;119(6):895-902. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1979.119.6.895.

    PubMed 453709

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Exacerbation Copd, run by Zuyderland Medisch Centrum at 1 site in Netherlands.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jun 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Netherlands. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of patients that died after 15 years (time frame: 15 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02972775, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Jun 2020.

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