500 COPD patients to be tracked for 3 years to uncover hidden disease patterns
NCT ID NCT07627763
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 500 adults with stable COPD for at least 3 years to identify and describe different patient profiles. Researchers will use routine care data to group patients by their characteristics, treatments, and outcomes. The goal is to better understand the various forms of COPD and compare them with profiles from a similar study done between 2005 and 2018.
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 study could help doctors better understand different types of COPD and tailor treatments to individual patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove that any specific approach works, and results may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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
Adult patients with stable COPD followed in French hospital pulmonology centers.
- 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 or older. * Stable COPD, defined as no exacerbation requiring treatment during the previous 4 weeks. * Confirmed COPD diagnosis based on post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC \< 70% Exclusion Criteria: * Main diagnosis of bronchiectasis, asthma, or any other significant respiratory disease. * Patients under legal protection. * Pregnant women.
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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
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Chu Bordeaux
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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Chu Lille
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Chu Lille
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Chu Nancy-Brabois
RECRUITINGNancy, France
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Chu Reims
RECRUITINGReims, France
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Chu Saint Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, France
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Hopital Cochin
RECRUITINGParis, France
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