New study aims to uncover hidden muscle weakness in early lung disease
NCT ID NCT07249567
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares muscle strength, exercise ability, and oxygen use in 60 people with COPD, a condition called PRISm (which is like early-stage COPD), and healthy volunteers. Researchers will measure breathing muscle strength, arm and leg strength, and how well muscles use oxygen during exercise. The goal is to understand how PRISm affects the body compared to COPD and normal aging.
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 help doctors better understand and manage breathing and muscle problems in people with early-stage lung conditions like PRISm.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new drug or therapy, so it cannot directly improve health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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 with COPD and PRSIm will be included and compared with healthy controls
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: For the COPD group: * Being \>40 years old, * Being diagnosed with COPD, * Being clinically stable, * Volunteering to participate in the study. For the PRISm group: * Being \>40 years old, * Being diagnosed with PRISm, * Volunteering to participate in the study. For the healthy control group: * Being \>40 years old, * Volunteering to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: For the COPD group: * Having severe orthopedic, neurological, or cardiac diseases, * Being in a COPD exacerbation, * Having a comorbid lung disease, * Being on clinically unstable medication, * Voluntarily not participating in the study. For the PRISm group: * Being diagnosed with COPD, * Having severe orthopedic, neurological, or cardiac diseases, * Having a comorbid lung disease, * Voluntarily not participating in the study. For the healthy control group: * Having a known chronic disease, * Voluntarily not participating in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karabuk University, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Application and Research Center
RECRUITINGKarabük, Turkey (Türkiye)
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