Korean Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) Assessment Test Validation Study

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This is a cross-sectional validation study, designed to evaluate the discriminative validity of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test translated in a local language in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Detailed Description
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The Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Assessment Test is a new questionnaire that has been developed recently to improve communication between doctors and patients. It is known to have good relationship with other measures of quality of life. For the wider application to practice, it has been translated into a local language in many countries.

Official Title
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Validation of the New COPD Assessment Test Translated Into Korean in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Conditions
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Subjects eligible for enrolment in the study must meet all of the following criteria: Type of subject: Outpatients Informed consent: Subjects must give their signed and dated written informed consent to participate. Gender: Male or Female Age: 40 years of age or older at a clinic visit COPD diagnosis: Subjects with an established diagnosis of COPD in the past 6 months or before. Tobacco use: Smokers or ex-smokers with a smoking history of more than 10 pack years. Exclusion Criteria: Asthma: Subjects with a current diagnosis of asthma. Subjects with a prior history of asthma are eligible if COPD is the current diagnosis. Lung diseases: Subjects with current active respiratory disorders other than COPD, e.g. lung cancer, tuberculosis. Non-compliance: Unable to complete questionnaires

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease<br>Males and females 40 years of age or older with a diagnosis of COPD | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Correlation coefficient of the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Assessment Test with St George's Respiratory Questionnaire | Correlation coefficient of the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Assessment Test with St George's Respiratory Questionnaire | 1 day | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Correlation coefficient of the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Assessment Test with Medical Research Council Dyspnea Index | Correlation coefficient of the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Assessment Test with Medical Research Council Dyspnea Index | 1 day | 
| Correlation coefficient of the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Assessment Test with Forced expiratory volume in 1 second value. | Correlation coefficient of the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Assessment Test with Forced expiratory volume in 1 second | 1 day | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD), COPD Assessment Test(CAT)