Massive italian study aims to uncover what really affects COPD survival
NCT ID NCT06652776
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This large real-world study will follow 10,000 Italian patients with COPD to see how their treatments, flare-ups, and other health conditions affect their risk of death. Researchers will collect data on medications, lung function, and heart problems over time. The goal is to better understand what leads to better or worse outcomes in everyday medical practice.
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 registry could reveal which COPD treatments and care patterns are linked to better survival and fewer hospitalizations, guiding future guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by differences in patient care or unmeasured factors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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
All patients with functionally confirmed COPD and a track medical record in the 12 months before enrollment
- Ages
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40 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: • established diagnosis of COPD (defined as age ≥ 40 years old, smoking history ≤ 20 pack years, postbronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second to slow vital capacity ratio (FEV1/VC) ≤ the lower limit of normal (LLN) criteria. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of current clinically significant asthma * Diagnosis or clinically significant alternative respiratory diseases (such as interstitial lung disease or bronchiectasis)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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
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Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Division of Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan
Milan, Milan, 20157, Italy
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