Can tracking early COPD reveal ways to halt its progression?
NCT ID NCT02800499
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This observational study follows 2,000 Korean COPD patients over time to learn how the disease develops, especially in its early stages. By tracking symptoms, lung function, and flare-ups, researchers hope to identify patterns that could lead to earlier detection and better prevention of severe COPD. The study does not test a treatment but gathers data to inform future guidelines.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- This research could lead to better guidelines for early detection of COPD and strategies to prevent its progression to severe stages.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational study, it cannot prove cause and effect, and findings may not apply beyond the Korean population studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2011
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2042
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
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD)
- Ages
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40 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: * Over 40 years old South Korean COPD patients(Bronchodilator test results FEV1/FVC \<0.7) * COPD patients who complain of cough, sputum, dyspnea * Unrelated smoking history Exclusion Criteria: * other disease like asthma patients which is similar to COPD symptoms. * patients who is not suitable for pulmonary function test and communication * myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular event within the previous 3 months * pregnants * patients who disagree with registration * rheumatoid patients * cancer patients(including metastatic cancer, leukemia, lymphoma) * irritable bowel syndrome * patients who use systemic steroids over 8 weeks due to other diseases except COPD
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Konkuk University Hospital
Seoul, Seoul, 05030, South Korea
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