New MRI study to see if triple inhaler opens lungs better in COPD
NCT ID NCT07192016
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will test a once-daily triple inhaler (Trelegy) in 60 adults with moderate-to-severe COPD. Participants will take the inhaler for 12 weeks (with an optional 48-week extension) and undergo special 129-Xenon MRI scans to see how well air moves through their lungs. The goal is to compare lung function improvements between people at low risk and high risk of flare-ups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol (Trelegy) triple inhaler
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that a once-daily triple inhaler improves lung ventilation in COPD patients, especially those at high risk of flare-ups.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase 4 study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all COPD patients. The main goal is to measure lung changes on MRI, not to prove long-term benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
- Ages
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50 to 85 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: * patient understands study procedures and is willing to participate in the study as indicated by the patient's signature * provision of written, informed consent prior to any study specific procedures * males and females 50-85 years of age * stable COPD, currently on dual therapy LAMA/LABA or ICS/LABA or initial maintenance therapy for at least 3 months * mMRC score ≥2 and/or CAT score ≥10 * Low risk subgroup: participant has experienced ≤1 exacerbation in the past year and no hospitalizations for COPD High risk subgroup: participant has experienced ≥2 exacerbations in the past year * Female of childbearing potential (after menarche) must ensure that they are using an effective form of birth control for at least 2 months prior to each imaging visit. Examples of effective birth control include: 1. True sexual abstinence 2. A vasectomized sexual partner 3. Implanon® 4. Female sterilization by tubal occlusion 5. Effective intrauterine device (IUD)/levonogestrel intrauterine system (IUS) 6. Depo-Provera™ injections 7. Oral contraceptive 8. Evra Patch™ 9. Nuvaring™ * Female permanently sterile due to: 1) documented hysterectomy, 2) documented bilateral salpingectomy, and 3) documented bilateral oophorectomy * Postmenopausal female: defined as female with no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause * Females of childbearing potential (after menarche) must agree to use a highly effective form of birth control, as defined above, from enrollment, throughout the study duration, and 8 weeks after last dose of study drug, with negative urine pregnancy test taken within 24 hr of any planned CT examination at Visit-1 through Visit 3 * Male participants who are sexually active with a woman who can still have children, must agree to use a double barrier method of contraception (male condom with diaphragm or male condom with cervical cap) from the first dose of the study drug until 8 weeks after last dose Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has an implanted mechanically, electrically, or magnetically activated device or any metal in their body which cannot be removed, including but not limited to pacemakers, neurostimulators, biostimulators, implanted insulin pumps, aneurysm clips, bioprosthesis, artificial limb, metallic fragment or foreign body, shunt, surgical staples (including clips or metallic sutures and/or ear implants) (at the discretion of the MRI Technologist) * In the investigator's opinion, participant suffers from any physical, psychological or other condition(s) that might prevent performance of the MRI or CT, such as severe claustrophobia * Participants who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have a positive pregnancy test at initial screening visit * Participant is unable to perform spirometry or plethysmography maneuvers * Participant is unable to perform MRI and CT breath-hold maneuvers * Participant has an unstable cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, hepatic, renal, neurologic, metabolic or psychiatric disease * Participation in any clinical trial of an investigational agent or procedure within three months prior to screening or during the study * Known history of allergy or reaction to the study drug formulation * Participant has a blood pressure of \>150 mmHg systolic or \>95 mmHg diastolic on more than 2 measurements done \>5 minutes apart at Visit-1 * Participants with a recently (\<2 months) documented diagnosis of asthma
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Robarts Research Institute; The University of Western Ontario; London Health Sciences Centre
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada
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