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Systematic Approach for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Lung Diseases

Belgium180 participantsStarted 2015-07

Plain-language summary

The differential diagnosis of asthma and COPD is sometimes difficult. Recently, an overlap syndrome has been defined based on the concurrence of asthma and COPD characteristics. These characteristics are based on expert opinions and have never been investigated nor validated prospectively. The investigators assume that the management strategy, the symptom burden and disease progression will differ between asthma, COPD and ACOS. Therefore, the study wants to establish baseline criteria for an appropriate disease definition and evaluate the potential impact on treatment and symptom control.

Who can participate

Age range30 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects with respiratory symptoms suggestive of chronic airway disease Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with an immediate need for hospitalization or a treatment of systemic glucocorticoid or long-term antibiotics * Subjects with pregnancy * Subjects with clinically significant cardiovascular disease that warrants intervention * Subject with concomitant pulmonary diseases (pulmonary embolism, interstitial lung disease etc..).

What they're measuring

Accuracy of the proposed diagnostic algorithm

Timeframe: after work-up at inclusion (at baseline)

Accuracy of the proposed diagnostic algorithm (at one year follow-up)

Timeframe: at one year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02488590

SponsorKU Leuven

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-04

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