Nighttime breathing clues may predict COPD treatment success
NCT ID NCT07414108
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 25 people with COPD and high carbon dioxide levels who use a breathing machine at night. Researchers want to see if nighttime breathing problems can predict how well the machine works over 6 to 12 months. They will also check lung function, diaphragm health, and how often patients need hospital care. The goal is to better understand who benefits most from this therapy.
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 help doctors identify which COPD patients will benefit most from non-invasive ventilation, leading to more personalized treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is designed to gather information, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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
The study population consists of patients with COPD and hypercapnic respiratory failure who require NIV and who are evaluated in the outpatient clinic and/or inpatient unit of the Respiratory and Critical Care Unit of the IRCCS AOU of Bologna.
- Ages
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18 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Patients with COPD and hypercapnia, defined as PaCO₂ \> 50 mmHg either chronically or 4 weeks after an acute exacerbation requiring invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation * Provision of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Progressive neurodegenerative diseases * Diaphragmatic disorders * Severe hemodynamic instability (\>1 vasoactive agent for at least 24 hours) * Acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina / myocardial infarction) * Severe arrhythmias * Presence of contraindications to NIV * Cognitive impairment interfering with treatment adherence * Active and unstable coronary artery disease * Malignancies undergoing active treatment * Patients already receiving home non-invasive mechanical ventilation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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