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Can sensing your body's signals ease COPD symptoms?

NCT ID NCT07719231

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 22, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at how well people hospitalized for a COPD flare-up perceive internal body signals — a skill called interoception — and whether that relates to their breathlessness, depression, and sleep quality. Researchers will assess 50 patients using questionnaires and clinical measures. The goal is to understand whether how someone interprets bodily sensations influences their symptom experience beyond the severity of their lung disease.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If links are found, it could point toward new ways to manage breathlessness and sleep problems in COPD by targeting how patients perceive internal body signals.
What could go wrong
This is a small, observational study that only measures relationships at one time point. It cannot prove cause and effect, and findings may not apply to all COPD patients.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 50 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Jul 2026

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Expected to finish

Aug 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The study population consists of adults aged 40 years and older who are hospitalized with a physician-confirmed diagnosis of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a Chest Diseases clinic. Participants are recruited using a consecutive sampling method and include individuals who are clinically stable at the time of assessment.

Ages

40 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Physician-confirmed diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD with hospitalization * Age 40 years or older * Conscious and able to communicate * Willing to participate and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of delirium or severe cognitive impairment * Requirement for invasive mechanical ventilation * Clinical instability preventing safe administration of assessment tools * History of severe neurological or psychiatric disorders * Any history of malignancy * Presence of pneumonia * History of stroke

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease insomnia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Interoceptive awareness

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Goztepe Prof Dr Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital

    Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

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