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Can a simple questionnaire reveal how COPD patients really feel?

NCT ID NCT01651676

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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

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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

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

57 people

The number who actually took part.

Start date

Feb 2013

Finished

Dec 2015

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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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

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CH Creil

    Creil, 60109, France

  • CH de DOUAI

    Douai, 59507, France

  • CHRU de Lille

    Lille, 59037, France

  • CHU Amiens Nord

    Amiens, 80054, France

  • CHU Amiens Sud

    Amiens, 80054, France

  • CHU de Rouen

    Rouen, 76000, France

  • Centre Hospitalier de Chauny

    Chauny, 02300, France

  • Centre Hospitalier de Compiègne

    Compiègne, 60200, France

  • Centre Médical

    Compiègne, 60200, France

  • Centre Médical

    Denain, 59220, France

  • Centre Médical

    Le Havre, 76600, France

  • Centre hospitalier de St Quentin

    Saint-Quentin, 02321, France

  • Clinique de l'Europe

    Amiens, 80000, France

  • Hopital Jacques MONOD

    Le Havre, 76083, France

  • Hopital Maison Blanche

    Reims, 51092, France

  • Résidence Saint Michel

    Valenciennes, 59300, France

  • Zac Gouraud

    Soissons, 02200, France

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