Frailty and muscle loss may predict outcomes in lung scarring patients
NCT ID NCT07004595
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 100 adults aged 65 and older with fibrosing interstitial lung disease, a condition that scars the lungs and shortens life. Researchers will assess frailty and muscle loss (sarcopenia) using questionnaires and tests to see if these factors predict hospital stays, disease worsening, or death. The goal is to help doctors tailor care for those most at risk.
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 could help doctors identify which patients need extra support or different treatments based on frailty and muscle loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a new treatment.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
The study population will consist of older adults who are incident cases of patients referred to Nantes University Hospital for the evaluation of fibrosing ILD
- Ages
-
65 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with fibrosing ILD according to the ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT 2022 criteria. * Patient aged ≥ 65 years. * Outpatient consultation (scheduled appointment in an outpatient clinic, day hospital, or weekly hospital stay). * French-speaking patient. * Patient who has received an information sheet explaining the study and has not expressed opposition to participating in this research. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient under legal guardianship, curatorship, or judicial protection. * Cognitive disorders limiting the use of questionnaires. * Patient with a CT scan showing an early usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern according to the ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT 2022 classification.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Fibrosing interstitial lung disease are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
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
-
CHU Nantes - Respiratory Department
RECRUITINGNantes, Nantes, 44000, France
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Muscle loss may predict who struggles after cancer surgery
- Can a nutritional shake keep older adults strong and sharp?
- Could a medication side effect score predict falls in older adults?
- Can Cord-Tissue stem cells rebuild aging muscles?
- Scientists probe a muscle protein that may hold clues to Age-Related weakness
- Can exercise counteract Cancer's muscle wasting?