Lung function vs. symptoms: new study explores Nintedanib's Real-World impact
NCT ID NCT05151640
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 158 adults with chronic fibrosing interstitial lung disease (a type of progressive lung scarring) who were starting treatment with nintedanib. Researchers wanted to see if changes in lung function (measured by forced vital capacity) over 52 weeks were linked to changes in cough and breathlessness, as reported by patients on a questionnaire. The goal is to better understand how nintedanib affects symptoms in everyday life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nintedanib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better understand how nintedanib affects symptoms like cough and breathlessness in people with progressive lung scarring.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients with this condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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158 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 chronic fibrosing Interstitial lung disease (ILD) with a progressive phenotype excluding Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) patients.
- 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: * Adults ≥ 18 years at Visit 1 * Subjects must be contractually capable and mentally able to understand and follow the instructions of the study personnel * Physician's diagnosis of chronic fibrosing Interstitial lung disease (ILD) with a progressive phenotype, except Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) * Initiation of nintedanib as first antifibrotic therapy according to physician´s decision which has been made as part of routine care prior to and independent of study inclusion * Outpatients not currently hospitalized with a life expectancy \> 12 months per investigator's assessment * Written informed consent prior to study participation * Current Forced vital capacity (FVC) measurement (taken within the last 3 months) available in the patient file * Women of childbearing potential must take appropriate precautions against getting pregnant during the intake of nintedanib. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with contraindications according to Summary of product characteristics (SmPC) * Prior use of any antifibrotic treatment * Lack of informed consent * Pregnant or lactating females * Any physician diagnosed exacerbation of Interstitial lung disease (ILD) in the patient's history file, irrespective of time since event * Current diagnosis of lung cancer * Respiratory failure (pH \< 7,35 and/ or respiratory rate \> 30/min) in the patient's history * Participation in a parallel interventional clinical trial * Patients being spouse or lateral relatives to the second degree or economically dependent from the investigator
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital EAD
Sofia, 1407, Bulgaria
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Biomedical Centers Sp. z o.o.
Warsaw, 00-844, Poland
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Bronz Media SRL
Cluj-Napoca, 400015, Romania
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)
Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland
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Doctor 4 Sim Srl
Cluj-Napoca, 400428, Romania
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Dr. Belaconi I. Ionela-Nicoleta - Medic Specialist Pneumologie
Bucharest, 32582, Romania
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Dr. Fira-Mladinescu SRL
Timișoara, 300451, Romania
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Dr. Ion Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital
Bucharest, 020475, Romania
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Dr. Toma Claudia Lucia - Medic Primar Pneumologie
Bucharest, 41651, Romania
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Fakultni Nemocnice Plzen
Pilsen, 30100, Czechia
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HOCH Health Ostschweiz
Sankt Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland
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Hanna Jagielska Len IPL
Zielona Góra, 65-101, Poland
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IPL Michał Krawczyk
Lodz, 94-053, Poland
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Iasis Srl
Timișoara, 300708, Romania
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Indywidualna SPL Małgorzata Noceń-Piskorowska
Szczecin, 70-205, Poland
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Medical Military Academy MHAT Sofia
Sofia, 1606, Bulgaria
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Mirosław Nęcki SPL
Krakow, 31-618, Poland
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Nemocnice AGEL Novy Jicin a.s.
Nový Jičín, 74101, Czechia
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PFI Ramazan Ana-Maria
Constanța, 900377, Romania
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Pneumo Research Srl
Moşniţa Nouă, 307285, Romania
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Prywatna Praktyka Lekarska Paweł Piesiak
Wroclaw, 50-521, Poland
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Sc Pneumo Clinic Dantes Srl
Constanța, 900629, Romania
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Somed Cr Sp. z o.o. sp.k.
Lodz, 90-368, Poland
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Spital De Pneumologie Dr. Lavinia Davidescu S.R.L.
Oradea, 410155, Romania
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Strambu I. Irina-Ruxandra - Activitate Medicala
Bucharest, 10991, Romania
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Szpital Uniwersytecki Nr 2 Im Dr Jana Biziela W Bydgoszczy
Bydgoszcz, 85-168, Poland
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Thomayer University Hospital
Prague, 140 59, Czechia
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University Hospital Brno
Brno, 625 00, Czechia
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University Hospital Brno
Brno, 62500, Czechia
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University Hospital Ostrava
Ostrava-Poruba, 708 52, Czechia
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Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, CH - 4031, Switzerland
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