Fungal link to COPD symptoms under investigation
NCT ID NCT03646851
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 100 people with advanced COPD to see if the fungus aspergillus in their sputum is linked to their quality of life and symptoms. Participants provided sputum samples and filled out questionnaires at the start, then again by phone after 1 and 3 months, and in person after 6 months. The goal is to understand whether aspergillus plays a role in how COPD progresses.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2018
- Finished
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Mar 2019
- 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 to 80 years
- 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: * COPD patients GOLD stage III and IV Exclusion Criteria: * Cystic fibrosis * Pulmonary fibrosis * hematological malignancy * known aspergilloma * allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Abbeville
Abbeville, France
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
Amiens, 80054, France
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CHU St Quentin
Saint-Quentin, France
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Clinique de l'Europe
Amiens, France
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