COPD cycling study pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT06869720
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to test whether eccentric cycling (a type of exercise that focuses on lengthening muscles) could improve heart and lung fitness and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The plan was to compare eccentric cycling to standard care in patients who had already done pulmonary rehab. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- eccentric cycling exercise
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Having undergone pulmonary rehabilitation for more than 3 months * Sign the written informed consent form * FEV1/FVC \< 0.70 * Approval for exercise training granted by a specialist physician's assessment * Specialist physician's approval for exercise training Exclusion Criteria: * Existing of tracheostomy * Those who use oxygen therapy or ventilator at home * Severe heart failure (NYHA III-IV) * Neuromuscular disease * Acute exacerbation within the past three months * Those who are unable to cooperate with the cardiopulmonary exercise test
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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
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Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University
New Taipei City, 24352, Taiwan
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