Risk Stratification tools to identify patients with advanced COPD
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Risk Stratification tools to identify patients with advanced COPD in Primary Care
IRAS ID
195405
Contact name
Michael Steiner
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 9 months, 2 days
Research summary
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an important cause of long term ill health in the UK and worldwide. The severity of COPD varies but more advanced (severe) COPD often requires admission to hospital and may become sufficiently complex to require management by hospital specialists. However, we don’t know what measurements best assess the severity of COPD and how to use these measurements to determine how many patients have advanced disease in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). In addition, we know that patients with COPD often have other medical problems (termed “multimorbidity”), which affect their health, life expectancy and risk of being admitted to hospital. However, we don’t know if multimorbidity is as important as the severity of COPD itself in predicting future health and need for treatment such as hospital care in those with COPD.
In this project we will use health data about patients with COPD that is already recorded by GP practices in LLR and is being used to help local health organisations work out the health needs of the local population. This information is kept securely and can’t be used to identify an individual patient by the research team. We will use this information to find out how many patients with advanced COPD are living in LLR and how best to predict their future needs for healthcare. The project will help us understand how multi-morbidity affects the health of people with COPD. It will also help local health organisations in LLR work out how to plan care for people with COPD and help local GPs look after patients with COPD who are registered with them.REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/EM/0108
Date of REC Opinion
3 Mar 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion