New program helps smokers at risk for COPD cut down
NCT ID NCT06458205
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program to help smokers at high risk for COPD reduce their smoking. Over 4,200 adults aged 35 and older who smoked or had recently quit took part. The program included health checks, digital tools, and education to support quitting or cutting back. The goal was to see if these steps could lower daily cigarette use and nicotine dependence.
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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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4,247 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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35 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Aged 35 and above; * High-risk COPD population defined by the score of COPD-SQ ≥ 16; * Self-report currently smoking or smoking cessation less than 6 month; * Local residents who stay within a township in the previous 3 months and plan to stay within the same township for the next 12 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who suffer from severe cognitive disorder or total loss of ability of daily living.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xishui County for Xishui Trial
Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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