Can a simple questionnaire reveal how COPD patients really feel?
NCT ID NCT01651676
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a questionnaire called VQ11 can accurately measure changes in quality of life for people with COPD who start taking a long-acting bronchodilator. Fifty-seven stable COPD patients filled out the VQ11 before and after three months of treatment. The goal was to see if a drop of 5 points on the VQ11 score reflects real improvement in daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- long-acting bronchodilator (beta-2 agonist or anticholinergic drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the VQ11 questionnaire is a reliable tool for measuring quality-of-life improvements in COPD patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on validating a questionnaire, not testing a new 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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57 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Feb 2013
- Finished
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Dec 2015
- 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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18 to 80 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: * COPD patient with stage II, III ou IV justifying a LABD * Patient in stable state (without exacerbation in the previous 6 weeks) * Clinical criteria: dyspnoea stage I ou more (MMRC scale) * Adult over 18 years old. * Patients naïve from LABD treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Other associated pathology (bronchiectasia...) * Heart disorder with a prevailing role in the dyspnoea * Cardiac decompensation in the previous year * Pregnancy and lactating * Women in genital activity without efficient contraception method (IUD or estrogen-progestin pill) * Lack of social insurance * Patient non compliant to protocol, at the investigator's appreciation * Simultaneous participation to other clinical trial. * adult under judicial protection (tutor or curator).
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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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CH Creil
Creil, 60109, France
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CH de DOUAI
Douai, 59507, France
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CHRU de Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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CHU Amiens Nord
Amiens, 80054, France
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CHU Amiens Sud
Amiens, 80054, France
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CHU de Rouen
Rouen, 76000, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Chauny
Chauny, 02300, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Compiègne
Compiègne, 60200, France
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Centre Médical
Compiègne, 60200, France
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Centre Médical
Denain, 59220, France
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Centre Médical
Le Havre, 76600, France
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Centre hospitalier de St Quentin
Saint-Quentin, 02321, France
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Clinique de l'Europe
Amiens, 80000, France
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Hopital Jacques MONOD
Le Havre, 76083, France
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Hopital Maison Blanche
Reims, 51092, France
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Résidence Saint Michel
Valenciennes, 59300, France
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Zac Gouraud
Soissons, 02200, France
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