Is Gait Speed and Sarcopenia Prognostic in Chronic Respiratory Disease?

Do Gait Speed and Markers of Sarcopenia Predict Prognosis in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Disease?

This study aims to assess usual walking speed (4-metre gait speed) and markers of sarcopenia predict mortality in patients with chronic respiratory disease.

Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

565

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

    • Middlesex
      • Harefield, Middlesex, United Kingdom, UB96JH
        • Harefield Hospital

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Any patient with chronic respiratory disease. The cohort will be recruited from Harefield hospital.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients with chronic respiratory disease who are able to complete the assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant co-morbidities that would limit walking ability, exercise capacity or make exercise unsafe (e.g. unstable ischaemic heart disease, neuromuscular disease, severe hip/lower limb joint pain, peripheral vascular disease, lower limb amputation).
  • Any patient whom the Chief Investigator feels it is unsafe to exercise (e.g. unstable cardiovascular disease).

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of participant deaths
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of participant deaths
Time Frame: 2 years and 5 years
2 years and 5 years
Number of exacerbations as defined by a worsening of symptoms that warrant a change in medication.
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years
1 and 2 years
Number of hospital admissions
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years
1 and 2 years
Number of patients admitted to a nursing home
Time Frame: 2 and 5 years
2 and 5 years
Number of hospital bed days
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years
1 and 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William DC Man, FRCP PhD, NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

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 (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 1, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

October 10, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 1, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 30, 2022

Last Verified

October 1, 2022

More Information

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