AI predicts COPD flare-ups: 100,000 patients studied
NCT ID NCT05825014
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will analyze data from 100,000 COPD patients in Hong Kong to build computer models that predict who is likely to be readmitted to the hospital or die within a year. The goal is to help doctors identify high-risk patients early. No new treatments are being tested; instead, the researchers are looking for patterns in existing health records.
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 lead to better tools for doctors to identify COPD patients at high risk of readmission or death, allowing earlier interventions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study using historical data, so it cannot prove that any intervention works. The models may not apply to other populations or healthcare systems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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
Patients are discharged from 2016 -2022 from hospital for acute exacerbation of COPD
- 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: * ≥40 years * Patients are discharged from 2016 -2022 * Discharge Diagnosis: Using the Discharge Diagnosis ICD Codes found in the Primary Diagnosis to determine if a patient has COPD * Validated against Spirometry results (for patient with a spirometry reading): Spirometry reading taken from anytime point before. Patient should have Post FEV1/FVC ratio of \< 0.7 in any one of the spirometry readings. If Post FEV1/FVC is not available, we will check if patients have a Pre FEV1/FVC value, and will also include patients with Pre FEV1/FVC ratio of \< 0.7 in any one of the spirometry readings. Exclusion Criteria: * Admission diagnosis due to causes other than COPD
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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
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong
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