Heart check during lung attacks could save lives
NCT ID NCT06723795
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether having a heart doctor check patients during a COPD flare-up helps find and treat hidden heart problems. 150 hospitalized adults with COPD are randomly assigned to see only a lung doctor or also a heart doctor. Researchers then track changes in heart treatments, new heart diagnoses, and health outcomes for 12 months.
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
- If successful, this could show that adding a heart check during COPD flare-ups helps catch and treat hidden heart problems earlier, potentially improving long-term health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (150 people) that only observes outcomes—it does not test a new drug or treatment. Results may not apply to all COPD patients.
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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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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 75 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: * Documented COPD (based on lung function tests, symptoms and relevant treatment). * Aged 18-75 years. * Mentally competent to understand and follow medical recommendations. Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age. * Unable to provide consent. * Unstable concurrent disease.
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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
Locations
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Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
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