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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Research Site

Uppsala, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

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.

Secondary outcomes

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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

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

Acronym: PATHOS

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Jun 17, 2010
Registry last updated: Jun 18, 2014

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