New hospital program aims to keep COPD patients out of trouble after Flare-Ups
NCT ID NCT06646419
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a structured care program (called a transition bundle) helps people with COPD recover better after a serious flare-up. The program includes guided steps and regular check-ins. About 1,368 patients across 36 hospitals will take part. The goal is to see if this approach reduces the chance of their condition getting worse again.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Post-exacerbation transition bundle (a set of care steps and audits)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could become a standard way to help COPD patients avoid serious worsening after a flare-up.
- What could go wrong
- This is a cluster trial testing a care process, not a new drug. Results may vary by hospital and may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,368 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The target population in this study are in the hospital exacerbation COPD patients with high risk of future exacerbation. Exacerbation COPD is defined as an event characterized by dyspnea and/or cough and sputum that worsen over \<14 days. Exacerbation of COPD are often associated with increased local and systemic inflammation caused by airway infection, pollution, or other insults to the lungs.. Screening occurs when AECOPD identified in emergency room, respiratory outpatient clinic or inpatient department. Enrolment occurs when AECOPD treated for several days entering recovery period and transferring to home.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- 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: * Diagnosed COPD (post- bronchodilator FEV1/FVC \< 0.7) * 40\~80 years * CAT≥10 * At least two moderate or at least one severe exacerbation history in past 1 year * Able to sign informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Continuous triple inhalation therapy for ≥6 months at baseline (include single inhaler and multiple inhalers) * Stable COPD (symptom such as cough, sputum and shortness of breath are mild or stable, clinical condition has basically returned to pre-exacerbation) * Comorbidities require/contraindicate long-term use of glucocorticoid treatment: asthma, interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis, cystic fibrosis, active tuberculosis recurrent aspiration pneumonia ect. * Serious comorbidities threaten to life expected survival time no more than 1 year: severe heart disease, severe chronic liver, severe kidney disease, cerebrovascular disease with long-term bed rest and malignant tumours ect. * Not living in the healthcare area * Patients currently participating in any other interventional studies
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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.
Contacts and locations
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Anyang, China
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Baise City, China
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Beijing, China
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Bijie, China
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Changsha, China
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Chenzhou, China
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Chifeng, China
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Chuzhou, China
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Deyang, China
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Fuyang, China
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Hangzhou, China
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Hefei, China
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Jieyang, China
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Jining, China
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Jiujiang, China
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Kaiyuan, China
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Langfang, China
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Langzhong, China
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Leping, China
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Nanchang, China
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Nanchong, China
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Neijiang, China
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Qiannan, China
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Qujing, China
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Sanmenxia, China
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Shaoyang, China
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Suzhou, China
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Tengzhou, China
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Tieling, China
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Wenzhou, China
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Xiangtan, China
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Xiaogan, China
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Xinyang, China
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Yancheng, China
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Yichang, China
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Yuling, China
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Zaoyang, China
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