New community program targets COPD and mental health together
NCT ID NCT06458218
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed trial in Xishui, China, tested a community-based program for 3,571 adults aged 35 and older who were at high risk for COPD and had mental health symptoms. The program included lung function tests, digital mental health support, smoking cessation help, and health education. The goal was to improve depression, anxiety, and overall mental well-being over 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multi-component intervention including community-based spirometry, digital health programs (EmoEase, NicQuit), health education, and encouragement to seek medical treatment
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide a practical, community-based model to manage both COPD risk and mental health symptoms in high-risk populations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results are not yet reported. The intervention is complex and may be difficult to replicate in other settings. The study only included local residents in Xishui, so findings may not apply elsewhere.
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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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3,571 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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35 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: * Aged 35 and above; * High-risk COPD population, defined by score of COPD-SQ ≥ 16; * Mental health issues, defined by WEM-WBS scale \< 45; * Local residents who stay within a township in the previous 3 months and plan to stay within the same township for the next 12 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who suffer from severe cognitive disorder or total loss of ability of daily living.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xishui County
Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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