Eligibility of real-life patients with COPD for inclusion in trials of inhaled long-acting bronchodilator therapy.

Title : Eligibility of real-life patients with COPD for inclusion in trials of inhaled long-acting bronchodilator therapy

Source : PubMed
ID : 27663386
Authors : Halpin DM, Kerkhof M, Soriano JB, Mikkelsen H, Price DB
Year : 2016
Disease Category : Respiratory Diseases
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Priori
Single-study Generalibility? : Multiple (separately)
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : Eligibility was calculated for each RCT by applying these criteria to a uniquely representative, well-characterised population of patients with COPD from the Optimum Patient Care Research Database
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : No
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : No
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : No
Real-world data sources : patients in the Optimum Patient Care Research Database (OPCRD) (The OPCRD is a quality-controlled, longitudinal, respiratory-focused database that contains de-identified, data from general practices across the UK
Target Population Data Type Levels : National