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. 2018 Nov 5;7(11):e10006. doi: 10.2196/10006

Table 2.

Schedule of participants enrollment and baseline assessment, 2017-2018.

Test Screeninga Baseline visitb
Informed consent process X
Review inclusion/exclusion criteria to determine study eligibility, including smoking status and iQOS use X
Review medical history X
Provide study requirements handout (explain study/visit requirements) X
Pregnancy test X X
Stanford 25 comprehensive clinical assessment
X
Spirometry (FVCc, FEVd, FEV1e, FEV1/ FVC, FEFf 25-75, MEFg), bronchodilation test using salbutamol
X
CATh
X
6MWTi
X
Short form-12 Quality of Life questionnaire
X
ECGj
X
Body mass index
X
Smoking status and exposures
X
Comprehensive physical assessment Stanford 25
X
Previous COPDk exacerbations based on use of inhaled steroids, antibiotics, inhaled bronchodilators, steroids
X
Previous COPD exacerbations based on health care visits (office visits, admissions to emergency department or hospital)
X
Previous COPD severe exacerbations based on emergency department admission or hospitalizations
X
Laboratory testing for blood cholesterol level, CBCl (25 parameters); HDLm, LDLn, triglycerides, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin
X
Biomarker testing for sRAGEo, ICAM1p, and CCL20q
X
Lung computer tomography
X

aMonths –3 to 3.

bMonths 0 to 3.

cFVC: forced vital capacity.

dFEV: forced expiratory volume.

eFEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second.

fFEF: forced expiratory flow.

gMEF: maximum expiratory flow.

hCAT: COPD Assessment Test.

i6MWT: 6-Minute Walk Test.

jECG: electrocardiogram.

kCOPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

lCBC: complete blood count.

mHDL: high-density lipoproteins.

nLDL: low-density lipoproteins.

osRAGE:advanced glycosylation end-product receptor.

pICAM1: intercellular adhesion molecule 1.

qCCL20: macrophage inhibitory protein 3a.