The role of physical activity, malnutrition and sarcopenia for the prediction of acute exacerbations and the evolution of COPD assessment test (CAT) in patients with COPD

Projekt

The role of physical activity, malnutrition and sarcopenia for the prediction of acute exacerbations and the evolution of COPD assessment test (CAT) in patients with COPD

Abgeschlossen · 2018 bis 2021

Bösch Maximilian, Baty Florent, Rassouli Frank, Tschirren Ursina, Widmer Sandra, Bilz Stefan, Brutsche Martin

Art

Klinische Forschung

Reichweite

Monozentrisch am KSSG

Bereiche

Pneumologie und Schlafmedizin, Endokrinologie | Diabetologie | Osteologie | Stoffwechselerkrankungen

Status

Abgeschlossen

Start

2018

Ende

2021

Finanzierungsart

Andere

Studiendesign

A national, monocentric, prospective, observational, exploratory cohort study.

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

We plan to investigate the association between physical activity, malnutrition and sar-copenia and the occurrence of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) / the evolution of the COPD assessment test (CAT) over 1 year in a telehealthcare (THC) cohort of patients with COPD. We hypothesize that being malnourished and/or sarcopenic at baseline and a decline of FFMI over time is associated with an increased rate of AECOPD and an increased CAT score meaning a higher risk for mortality, morbidity and impairment of quality of life. Clinical consequence could be to systematically in-clude nutritional assessment / therapy and other measures to reduce malnutrition and sarcopenia in the clinical routine of treating patients with COPD.