Hidden lung disease? online quiz could lead to Life-Changing treatment
NCT ID NCT06392776
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find people who have asthma or COPD but don't know it yet. Participants will take an online questionnaire to see if they are at risk. Those at risk will be randomly assigned to receive early diagnosis and treatment from their doctor or usual care. The goal is to see if early treatment improves their quality of life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 420 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals at least 18 years old * Individuals must be symptomatic with respiratory symptoms * Individuals must complete the UCAP-Q questionnaire and score a ≥ 6% probability of having either asthma or COPD. * Individuals who have given written informed consent to participate in this trial in accordance with local regulations; * Individual must be able to perform pre and post bronchodilator spirometry to measure lung function Additional Inclusion Criteria for the Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT): * Individuals who have undiagnosed airflow obstruction on spirometry testing (i.e. Asthma or COPD) will be asked to participate in the RCT. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who report a previous diagnosis of asthma, COPD, history of lung cancer, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis or other significant diagnosed lung disease. * Individuals currently under the care of a Respirologist. * Individuals currently using inhaled corticosteroids or long-acting bronchodilators. * Individuals with history of myocardial infarction, stroke, aortic or cerebral aneurysm, or detached retina or eye surgery within the past 3 months (spirometry is contraindicated) * Individuals who are in the third trimester of pregnancy * Individuals involved in another interventional trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec
RECRUITINGQuébec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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Ottawa Hospital General Campus
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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Royal University Hospital
RECRUITINGSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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St. Joseph's Hamilton Healthcare
RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada
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