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The Italian Registry of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Sponsor: University of Milan
Summary
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a treatable but debilitating medical condition associated with persistent symptoms and chronic airflow obstruction. Despite the availability of multiple therapeutic options, COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide and has a substantial socioeconomic impact. The present real life study is aimed at describing the clinical and functional characteristics, treatment patterns, impact of exacerbations and comorbidities and their association with mortality in a large cohort of Italian patients with COPD.
Official title: The Italian COPD Registry. the DescribinG BUrden of COPD and Occurrence of MortaLity in a Cohort of Italian Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
10000
Start Date
2024-09-30
Completion Date
2035-12-31
Last Updated
2024-10-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pharmacological treatment
Pharmacological and non pharmacological treatments will be assessed and monitored during the retrospective and prospective phase, and will include: * bronchodilators, inhaled steroids and their combinations * mucolytics * biologic therapies for COPD * roflumilast * pulmonary rehabilitation
Pharmacological treatment
All pharmacological and non pharmacological treatments for COPD will be assessed and monitored during the retrospective and prospective phase of the study, and will include: * inhaled bronchodilators (long term beta-2 agonists and cholinergic antagonists), inhaled corticosteroids and their combinations * mucolytics * biologics for COPD (monoclonal antibodies) * roflumilast * chronic oral azythromicin * pulmonary rehabilitation * oxygen therapy * non invasive/invasive ventilation
Locations (1)
Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Division of Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan
Milan, Milan, Italy