Clinical and dEmographic chaRacteristics of Patients With Frequent COPD Exacerbations and Evaluation of Therapeutic Approaches in Treatment in RussiA
This Study is a multicenter, non-interventional, observational, ambispective (retrospective-prospective) study to evaluate clinical and demographic characteristics, approaches to therapy in outpatients with COPD and frequent exacerbations in the Russian Federation. Planned number of Study site is 35 outpatient centers with experience of treatment of COPD with frequency exacerbations in about 30 regions in Russia.
• Age ≥ 18 years at the time of inclusion;
• Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH-GCP and local law prior to inclusion in the study;
• Patients with diagnosed moderate-to-severe COPD (see comments below);
• ≥2 moderate or ≥1 severe COPD exacerbations in previous 52 weeks (see comments below);
• Patients have been receiving two inhaled maintenance therapies (LABA/LAMA, ICS/LABA, ICS/LAMA) for at least 6 weeks prior to inclusion.