COPD surgery risk: could a 10-Question test save lives?
NCT ID NCT07087626
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a short questionnaire called the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) can help predict breathing complications during and after surgery in people with COPD. Researchers will follow 120 patients aged 40-70 having elective surgery. They will compare those with low versus high CAT scores to see if higher scores mean more risk.
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 give doctors a simple tool to better plan anesthesia and care for COPD patients before surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 120 people. The questionnaire may not reliably predict complications in all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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
Patients aged between 40 and 70 years with a diagnosis of stable-stage COPD according to GOLD criteria
- Ages
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40 to 70 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: * Patients aged between 40 and 70 years * Diagnosed with stable-stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) according to GOLD criteria * Scheduled for elective surgical intervention * Classified as ASA Physical Status II or III according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) * Planned for postoperative follow-up and eligible for at least 72 hours of observation * Undergoing surgery with an expected duration of at least 150 minutes * Willing to participate voluntarily in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 40 years or older than 70 years * History of COPD exacerbation within the past 4 weeks * Presence of severe cardiac failure (EF \<30%), end-stage renal disease, or active malignancy * Neurological disorders or cognitive impairments * Requirement for invasive mechanical ventilation in the preoperative period * Altered consciousness or any condition preventing completion of forms before anesthesia * Undergoing surgery with an expected duration longer than 150 minutes * Unwillingness to participate in the study voluntarily
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Conditions
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Erzurum City Hospital
RECRUITINGErzurum, Yakutiye, 25240, Turkey (Türkiye)
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