Your Phone's microphone could soon screen for lung disease
NCT ID NCT07457073
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether an artificial intelligence program can detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by analyzing cough sounds recorded on a smartphone. Researchers will collect cough recordings and medical data from 3,000 adults in China, both with and without COPD, to train and validate the AI model. If accurate, this could offer a low-cost, non-invasive screening option for COPD, especially in primary care settings where standard breathing tests are not available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- artificial intelligence analysis of cough sounds
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, affordable way to screen for COPD using just a smartphone recording, especially in places without access to standard breathing tests.
- What could go wrong
- The AI model is still being developed and validated, so its accuracy in real-world settings is not yet proven. The study is limited to one region in China, so results may not apply elsewhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
Who is studied
This study will prospectively enroll approximately 3,000 adult participants at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China) - a tertiary academic medical center. This single-center cohort will serve as the primary dataset for development and internal validation of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based cough sound model for COPD screening. The cohort will include: Adults aged ≥18 years with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on post-bronchodilator spirometry (FEV₁/FVC \< 0.70, per GOLD 2024 criteria), and Non-COPD controls who undergo comprehensive clinical evaluation and spirometry confirming the absence of airflow limitation (FEV₁/FVC ≥ 0.70) and no clinical diagnosis of COPD.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Age ≥18 years * Diagnosed with COPD per GOLD 2024 criteria OR clinically confirmed as non-COPD (for COPD cohort) * Able to perform a voluntary cough on instruction * Provides informed consent (or through legally authorized representative/witness if illiterate) Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable angina or severe arrhythmia * Severe fatigue due to advanced heart failure or chemotherapy * Progressive neuromuscular disease * Pregnancy or lactation * Life expectancy \<6 months * Unable to complete spirometry or study procedures * Other vulnerable populations (e.g., active psychiatric illness, cognitive impairment, critically ill)-except elderly/illiterate individuals who are protected via consent safeguards
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sir Run Run shaw Hospital Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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