Brazil launches major study to track severe COPD outcomes
NCT ID NCT06780046
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study will follow 693 people in Brazil with severe or very severe COPD to track how often they are hospitalized, have flare-ups, or die. Researchers want to understand the real-world impact of the disease in this group. No new treatments are being tested—only data is collected.
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 provide much-needed data on how severe COPD progresses in Brazilian patients, helping doctors better manage the disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only collects data, so it won't directly improve health. Results may not apply to other populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 693 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults of both sexes with severe and very severe COPD being followed up at participating centers - referral hospitals distributed throughout the country. There are plans to include 693 patients from GOLD B, E, 3 and 4, who will be followed up for 12 months.
- 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: * Patients of both sexes, aged 18 years or older, with confirmed COPD according to GOLD 2024: previous or current exposure and spirometry (FEV1/FVC =2 or CAT \>=10); or * GOLD E (\>=2 moderate or 1 severe exacerbation - hospitalization); or * GOLD 3 and 4 (FEV1 \<50%). Exclusion Criteria: * Advanced fibrosing interstitial lung disease (extent \>=50%); and/or * High-risk pulmonary hypertension (on triple therapy); and/or * Active cancer - on systemic therapy
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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
10 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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Research Site
RECRUITINGAparecida de Goiânia, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGBahia, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGBelém, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGBrasília, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGCampo Grande, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGFlorianópolis, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGGoiânia, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGSanto André, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGUberlândia, Brazil
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