The London COPD Exacerbation Cohort
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age40-100
SponsorImperial College London
The London COPD exacerbation (EXCEL) cohort builds on an established cohort started in 1995 and designed to study COPD exacerbations and their impact on health-status and disease progression.
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 sec (FEV1)/Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) ratio of <0.70
Able and willing to give informed and written consent
Patients with a history of asthma, bronchiectasis, carcinoma of the bronchus, or other significant respiratory disease were excluded.
Patients on Immunosuppressive medications or with active cancer
Long term steroid therapy
Age <40 years at recruitment