A smarter way to track lung disease? new platform aims to personalize COPD and IPF care
NCT ID NCT07723638
First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether an integrated precision medicine platform can improve how doctors diagnose and manage chronic inflammatory lung diseases like COPD and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Researchers will collect blood and saliva samples for biomarker analysis, monitor indoor and outdoor environmental exposures, and use telemedicine to track patients' health in real time. The goal is to see if combining these tools can lead to earlier detection of flare-ups, more personalized treatment, and better outcomes for the 200 adults enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Integrated precision medicine platform combining multi-omics biomarker profiling, environmental exposure assessment, telemedicine monitoring, and precision inhalation devices
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could enable earlier and more accurate diagnosis of COPD and IPF, personalized treatment plans, and fewer disease flare-ups.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. The new diagnostic tools may not prove more effective than current methods, and the results may not apply to all patients.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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: * Adults aged 18 years or older. * Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), or combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE), established according to current international diagnostic guidelines. * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent. * Willingness to provide blood and saliva samples for biomarker analyses. * Willingness and ability to undergo clinical assessments and scheduled follow-up visits. * Willingness and ability to use study monitoring devices, including environmental monitoring devices and, where applicable, telemedicine tools. Exclusion Criteria: * Age younger than 18 years. * Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent. * Inability to comply with study procedures or scheduled follow-up. * Presence of any medical, psychiatric, or cognitive condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with study participation or interpretation of the study results. * Participation in another interventional clinical trial that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the objectives of this study.
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Conditions
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