U.S., April 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07509528) titled 'Sarcopenia Predictors in Patients With COPD' on March 29.
Brief Summary: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant, preventable, and treatable public health problem and a growing cause of chronic morbidity and mortality worldwide. Frailty is a biological syndrome resulting from a progressive decrease in the reserve capacity of multiple physiological systems. COPD and frailty are closely associated with common risk factors such as aging, tobacco use, impaired neuroendocrine function, immune system dysfunction, and chronic inflammation.
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a valuable tool for assessing exerc...