Newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) 30-79 percent of predicted and forced expiratory volume in 1 second to forced vital capacity ratio (FEV1/FVC) less than 70 percent of predicted.
You may not be if
Active lung infection
Present or previously treated lung cancer
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Diagnosed interstitial lung disease
Previously diagnosed asthma
Diagnosed chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure
Treatment with systemic glucocorticoids
Unstable ischaemic heart disease
Pregnancy
Present cardiac arrhythmias
Uncontrolled arterial hypertension
Dementia and other mental states that determine patient's inability to consent
Other medical conditions that in the opinion of the investigator disqualify the subject for inclusion
