Could better COPD care help lung cancer suspects breathe easier?
NCT ID NCT07543601
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether giving early, tailored COPD treatment to people being evaluated for lung cancer can improve their breathing and overall health. About 280 participants will receive either standard care or extra COPD consultations focusing on medication, smoking cessation, and referrals. Researchers will track symptoms and physical function over six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tailored COPD consultations including medication, smoking cessation, and referrals
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that early COPD treatment improves breathing, quality of life, and survival in patients also facing possible lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, single-center trial. The intervention is supportive care, not a new drug, so benefits may be modest. Results may not apply to all hospitals.
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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.
- Participants
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About 280 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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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: * Undergoing diagnostic evaluation for suspected lung cancer * Spirometry showing obstructive airflow limitation (FEV₁/FVC \< 75 % or FEV₁ \< 80 %, and no reversibility) at the first outpatient visit at the lung cancer evaluation Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of significant comorbidities that may interfere with diagnostic procedures or spirometry * Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lung Cancer Investigation Unit, Lillebaelt Hospital Vejle
RECRUITINGVejle, 7100, Denmark
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