An Investigation of the Past 10 Yrs Health Care for Primary Care Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (PATHOS)

June 17, 2014 updated by: AstraZeneca

A Retrospective Epidemiological Study to Map Out Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Describe COPD Health Care in Real-Life Primary Care During the First Ten Years of the 21th Century

The aim of this study is to describe COPD health care and to assess demographics, concurrent diseases and mortality and the use of pharmaceuticals for a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) population in real life in primary care during the last ten years.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

27394

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Sweden
      • Uppsala, Sweden
        • Research Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Eligible subjects are all COPD patients, found in medical records at the participating swedish primary care clinics. Primarily patients with diagnosis code J44 (ICD-10) stated in the medical record will be investigated. Patient data from the period 1 January 1999 - 31 December 2009 will be included in the observation.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • COPD diagnosis according to medical records.
  • Use of drugs prescribed for obstructive lung diseases

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
1
Primary care patients with COPD diagnosis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Describe the development of COPD health care structure in primary care.
Time Frame: Data will be extracted from the medical records on one occassion, covering a period of one decade.
Data will be extracted from the medical records on one occassion, covering a period of one decade.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Describe the COPD population in primary care with special reference to treatment, co-morbidity and mortality during last decade.
Time Frame: Data will be extracted from the medical records on one occassion, covering a period of one decade.
Data will be extracted from the medical records on one occassion, covering a period of one decade.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

AstraZeneca

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Docent Gunnar Johansson, Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Study Chair: Kjell Larsson, Prof, Karolinska Institutet
  • Study Director: Georgios Stratelis, MD, AstraZeneca Nordics

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 16, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

June 17, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 18, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 17, 2014

Last Verified

June 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NIS-RSE-DUM-2010/1

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