Can a simple blood test guide steroid use in COPD emergencies?

NCT ID NCT04234360

Terminated Disease control Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether giving steroids to people hospitalized for a COPD flare-up works better when their blood shows high levels of eosinophils (a type of white blood cell). Researchers compared treatment failure rates between those who got steroids and those who got a placebo. The trial was stopped early, but it aimed to find out if eosinophil levels can predict who benefits most from steroids.

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COPD EXACERBATION

Contacts and locations

Locations

APHM - Hôpital Nord

Marseille, France
APHP - Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou

Paris, France
APHP - Hôpital BICHAT

Paris, France
APHP - Hôpital Cochin

Paris, France
APHP - Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-Salpétrière

Paris, France
CH Libourne

Libourne, France
CHRU Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France
CHU Amiens

Amiens, France
CHU Bordeaux - Hôpital Haut Lévêque

Pessac, France
CHU Brest - Hôpital Caval Blanche

Brest, France
CHU Montpellier

Montpellier, France
CHU Nancy

Nancy, France
CHU Nîmes

Nîmes, France
CHU Reims

Reims, France
Clinique du Parc

Castelnau-le-Lez, France
Hospice Civils de Lyon

Lyon, France
Hôpital Larrey CHU Toulouse

Toulouse, France
Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté

Trévenans, France

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